March 8, 2007 - Winters Express

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Volume 124, Number 6 - Locally owned since 1884
The hometown paper of Bill and Marie Traylor
Winters, Yolo County, California, Thursday, March 8, 2007
New library over budget Project gets
redesigned
◆ Estimate off by 48 percent;
architect fired
By ELLIOT LANDES
Staff writer
It’s been a long hard road towards
a new public library for Winters,
and the project hit another big
bump on Monday, Feb. 26, when the
partners opened the estimator’s re-
port on architect Paul Roberts’ design. The estimate, done by the
Robert Langdon firm, came in at a
whopping $5,152,000, 48 percent
over the planned $3,470,000 budget
for construction. As a result, a decision was taken by the partners, Yolo
County Library, the Winters joint
Unified School District and the City
of Winters, to cancel the contract
with Roberts’ architecture firm.
“The construction estimate is
frankly staggering,” said the memo
issued by the partners. “That’s a sizable amount,” said County Librarian, Katie Curl, speaking to a meeting of the Winters Friends of the Library (WFoL) of the $1.6 million increase. “It’s not easy after all the
cuts we’ve gone through and downsizing and other things to reduce the
cost.”
See LIBRARY on page A-3
By ELLIOT LANDES
Staff writer
What looked like old
Tuscany will now look
like old Winters in Granite Bay Holdings (GBH)
plan for the 4.92 acre
commercial
project
south of Grant Avenue,
across from Dr. Ed Andersen’s optometry clinic. GBH listened attentively to planners’ comments at the January
planning
commission
and brought a total redesign for the February
meeting.
The project consists of
nine buildings with
49,500 feet of commercial space including
medical, banking, retail
and office. The redesign
reduces the number of
drive-throughs
from
three to two, with one
designated for the Yolo
Federal Credit Union.
“We came to understand that the Tuscan
European look would be
too much of a contrast
for Winters,” said project
designer
Beth
Creswell. The design
team visited some Sonoma County cities, particularly
Healdsburg,
looking for design elements.
“We wanted to find
cities that have an agricultural design theme,”
said Creswell. “As you
can see, we have taken
the natural materials
that are prevalent in
those areas of Northern
California, and have employed stone, stucco,
wood, barn-type doors,
shutters and metal roofing.
“We’ve also decided to
have a theme throughout the project of trellis-
See PROJECT on page A-6,7
School district’s financial
future remains bleak
By GARY BEALL
Express correspondent
Splashes of
spring splendor
Photos by Gary Beall
Almond blossoms are in abundance everywhere
around Winters, signaling the end of winter and
the promise of warm, sunny days ahead.
The rolling hills west of town are particularly gorgeous this time of year, with entire orchards in full
bloom, as was this orchard along Putah Creek
(above), as well as this one west of town.
Daylight Savings begins at 2 a.m.
on Sunday, March 11
Turn clocks ahead one hour
INSIDE
W E AT H E R
Classifieds ..........................B-5
Community .........................A-8
Entertainment .................A-11
Eventos hispanos ..............B-3
Features .............................B-4
Obituary ..............................A-2
Opinion................................A-4
Schools & Youth ................B-2
Sports .................................B-1
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the previous 24 hour period.
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March 3
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March 4
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March 5
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March 6
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Rain for week: .15
Season’s total: 8.42
Last year to date: 24.37
Average to March 6: 18.23
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See SCHOOL on page A-12
Creek plan to
be discussed
By CAROL SCIANNA
Special to the Express
The city of Winters will
hold two public workshops
to receive public input on
updates to the Winters
Putah Creek Master Plan.
The first workshop takes
place on Saturday, March
10, at the Winters Community Center from 9 a.m. to
noon. This meeting will accept public input on features of the plan.
A second meeting will be
held to review proposed
revisions to the plan. The
final plan will be submitted to the Winters City
Council for approval. The
master plan area includes
approximately one mile of
the creek and adjacent
lands extending from Interstate 505 west to the
See CREEK on page A-10
Over 800 Stores
Student enrollment in
Winters schools is declining faster than anticipated
and may trigger another
round of budget cuts by
March 2008 that could be
similar to those implemented by the district in
February 2006 when it
trimmed $410,000 from the
budget in restructuring
and other cost cutting
moves.
The extent of those cuts
will depend on what housing development and enrollment increases mate-
rialize during the next two
years. Because student enrollment
is
declining
faster than projected, budget deficits projected for
the 2007-08 school year are
being revised and could
total more than three
times the $102,000 originally projected. The district also is facing MediCal
funding cuts for eligible
students and the loss of
$100,000 a year in program
improvement funds it received in calendar years
2005 and 2006.
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A-2 — Winters (CA) Express, Thursday, March 8, 2007
O BITUARIES
Daniel Martinez
Daniel Martinez, 71, of Winters died Tuesday,
March 6, 2007 in Sacramento. Born on Dec. 16, 1935
in Vacaville to Spanish immigrants Juan and Isabel Martinez, Mr. Martinez was a lifeong Winters
resident, attending Olive School as a young boy. After graduating from Winters High School in 1954 he
spent two years in the US Navy before returning to
Winters, where he worked for his brother John at
Johnny’s Club and then began farming, initially
purchasing an apricot orchard west of Winters. In
1959 he married his high school sweetheart, Joan
Marie Rominger also of Winters.
His two passions in life were his family and farming. Over the years he grew a successful farming
operation, eventually growing apricots, almonds,
walnuts, prunes and grapevine rootstock, a business that led to the eventual founding of Berryessa
Gap Vineyards by his son Dan R. Martinez, his
long-time foreman Santiago Moreno and Mike Anderson, great-nephew of the late Ernie Peninou,
his partner in the grapevine nursery business. Mr.
Martinez loved everything about farming, often
marking the beginning or end of harvest or a work
season with a feast and celebration for his employees.
Family celebrations were also a joy for him,
whether it was simply Sunday dinner with his kids
and grandkids, large Rominger family gatherings
or the annual Martinez, Biasi, Snow (MBS) Golf
Tournament for 70+ family members, which he and
Joan hosted for over 20 years. Mr. Martinez will be
remembered by many for his big smile and his love
of life.
He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Joan
Martinez; five children and seven grandchildren,
daughter Shannon Martinez and her son Adam of
Winters, daughter Corinne Martinez of Winters,
daughter and son-in-law Barbara and Robert Carrion and their children Anthony, Daniel and Gianna of Winters, son and daughter-in-law Dan and
Dawn Martinez and their children Isabela, Ivan
and Atlas Martinez of Winters, and daughter
Yvonne Martinez of Santa Rosa; sister and brother
in-law, Isabel and Phil Snow of Winters; numerous
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents as well
as his two brothers, John and Pat Martinez, and
grandson Danny Morishige.
A solemn vigil and holy rosary will be held Sunday, March 11, at 7 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic
Church in Winters. A mass and Christian burial
will follow Monday, March 12, at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and the Winters Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests gifts be
made to the American Cancer Society (1-800-ACS2345), the Leukemia, Lymphoma Society (800) 9554572 or other cancer research and prevention organizations.
Albert A. “Sandy” McKenzie Jr.
Albert A. “Sandy” McKenzie Jr. passed away peacefully on March 2, 2007, at the age of 83. As a lifelong resident of Napa County, Sandy was born Dec. 14, 1923,
and lived in the town of Monticello until 1957 when
the town was leveled and flooded by the government
to create Lake Berryessa.
After he attended school in Winters graduating
from WHS in 1940 he went to junior college in Sacramento, he then entered the Army Air Corps where he
served as a P-38 pilot. Afterward, he worked alongside his father, Albert A. “Bruz” McKenzie, and his
grandfather, William D. McKenzie, at Cook, McKenzie
and Son, which was Monticello’s general store.
Believe it or not, Sandy served as the assistant postmaster, switchboard operator, butcher and tire
changer, among any other duties they could find for
him. He climbed telephone poles to fix lines and sold
everything from silk stockings to nuts and bolts and
ice cream comes. He even helped with the large family pear orchard and the growing and shipping of
tomatoes.
On June 29, 1947, Sandy married the love of his life
Janice Gosling, the daughter of another local Monticello family. They moved their family to Napa in 1956
when Monticello was soon to be flooded. Both Sandy
and Janice come from pioneering families of Monticello, William D. McKenzie coming to the valley in
1888 from Nova Scotia.
Sandy and Bruz continued the family tradition of
working together when they purchased Pacific Hardware in Vacaville the same year Sandy moved to
Napa. Eventually, Sandy’s cousin, Jim McKenzie,
joined the McKenzie clan in running the business.
Sandy’s son David, and Jim’s son, Scott, continue running the business today. Sandy’s fair mindedness,
gentle- mannered ways and sweet tooth for cigars
made him an excellent and memorable merchant for
See OBITS on page A-12
YESTERYEAR
Lake Berryessa
rises .69 of a foot
The level of Lake
Berryessa rose by .69 of a
foot during the past
week, with 12,886 acre
feet of water, according
to Ken Emigh of the
Solano Irrigation District.
He reported Tuesday
morning that the lake
was 434.06 feet above sea
level, with storage com-
puted at 1,489,376 acre
feet of water.
The SID is diverting 40
second feet of water into
the Putah South Canal
and 20 second feet is
flowing in Putah Creek at
the
Diversion
Dam.
Evaporation on Lake
Berryessa averaged 44
acre feet of water per day
during the week.
Weekly fire department report
February 26
~ Medical aid, 800 Taylor Street. Unknown medical aid.
February 27
~ Investigation, 20000
State Route 128. Chimney
fire.
March 1
~ Medical aid, 100 Niemann Street. Lift assist.
~ Investigation, 100 Almond Drive. Chimney fire.
Photo from Winters High School Poppy
Pictured above is Carmen Cuberos (Rubio), 1954 Winters Youth Day Sweetheart.
March 2
~ Medical aid, 200 block
of Mermod Road. Unknown medical.
~ Medical aid, 200 Rail-
road Avenue. Intoxicated
person.
March 3
~ Vehicle accident,
20000 State Route 128. Motorcycle down.
~ Fire Investigation, southbound Interstate 505. Grass fire.
~ Vehicle accident,
20000 block of State Route
128. Vehicle rollover
March 4
~
Investigation, First
Street and Main Street.
Trashcan fire.
~ Mutual aid, Russell
Boulevard at County Road
93A. Motorcycle down.
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YEARS AGO
YEARS AGO
YEARS AGO
65
100
March 9, 1972
March 21, 1957
Tony Martinez, manager
of the California Market,
filed for a three year term
on the Winters Joint
Union High School Board
of Trustees this week. The
election will be held on
Friday, May 17.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ruggles have taken over the
Winters Nursery, which
will be known in the future as Ruggles Nursery.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Geerts, of Woodland, are
the parents of a daughter,
born in the Woodland
Clinic Hospital March 13,
1957.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
George, of Davis, are the
parents of a son, born in
the Woodland Clinic Hospital March 10,1957.
The Winters City Council at the regular meeting
Tuesday night, unanimously adopted a curfew
ordinance, affecting boys
and girls under the age of
18 years.
Kal Holman was elected
commodore of the Winters
Boat Club at a charter
meeting Monday night at
the Legion Hall, attended
by more than 100 boat enthusiasts.
At the Youth Day Council
meeting
Thursday
night, a drawing was held
for Junior King and Junior Queen for Youth Day.
David Wemp, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Miles Wemp, was
chosen king and Ileen
Jentz, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Jentz, will
serve as junior queen. Alternates will be Brian Adcock and Ann Willis.
March 20, 1942
W.E. Riley, proprietor
of the local 5 and 10 ct.
Store has completed a
transaction disposing of
his store at Chester,
Plumas County, and making purchase of the W.E.
Burton 5, 10 and 25 ct.
store in Davis.
The Horai Company
store, closed since December has been given
permission to re-open .
The proprietors are operating with a view to
closing out the stock on
hand.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Davis (Jean Griffin) of
Thorton were week end
visitors with local relatives.
Rev. E. E. Zimmerman
and family have taken up
residence in the Maxwell
cottage on west Russell
Street.
Mrs. Elmer R. Bruhn received a letter from her
brother, Roy Van Amber
telling of his safe arrival
in Pearl Harbor. Van Amber is serving as a electrician.
A meeting of Winters
Sportsmen’s Club will be
held this Friday evening
at 8:30, City Hall. Weaver
Gaddini, president, said
that there will be discussion concerning construction of additional
holding pens, also discussion of the membership drive.
March 15, 1907
Mrs. A.C. Sullivan went
to San Francisco Wednesday for a visit with relatives.
L.H. Gregory is laying a
cement sidewalk in front
of his residence on Main
Street.
R.L. Day has purchased
the Frank McGarr property and will erect on the
Main Street front, about
opposite Dr. Wyatt’s , a new
home for his own occupancy.
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An appointment to the
planning
commission
and two reappointments
were decided Tuesday
night when the city council met in regular session. The terms of Bill
Cody
and
James
Lawrence were ratified
and Voydell Pinkston
was named to take the
unfilled term of the late
Mrs. Jean Griffin.
Bill Nichols, the assistant manager of the Winters branch of Bank of
America, was elected
president of the Winters
District
Chamber
of
Commerce for 1972 at a
general
membership
meeting held Monday
evening in the Winters
Fire Hall.
Funeral services will
be held at 10 o’clock this
morning in Kraft Brothers Chapel in Woodland
for Sam Ely, 93, who died
Tuesday in Stollwood
Convalescent Hospital.
Ely, a native of Buckeye,
a town located northeast
of Winters, was a retired
farmer.
The Yolo County Board
of Supervisors, meeting
Monday in Woodland,
reappointed Richard E.
Rominger,
Winters
rancher, to a three year
term on the Yolo County
Water Resources Board.
Two dog owners in Winters have been cited this
month for failure to keep
their dogs under control,
according to Winters Police
Chief
Richard
Washabaugh.
50
YEARS AGO
115
YEARS AGO
March 19, 1892
A.G. Sheahan, manager of the
Madison flour mills, was in
Winters Thursday.
John Merchant of Vaca Valley spent a few days with his son
Ora, in Apricot District, last
week.
P.D. Grigsby’s 6 mule team is
hauling soda water from
Berryessa to Winters.
Miss Clara Jesson, as manager, will open a stock of millinery
goods in Humphrey’s building,
Main Street, next Monday.
The railroad company has
had a pipe laid from Main
Street to the tank at the stock
corral, and will have M. Lechleiter supply the tank with water hereafter.
Winters (CA) Express, Thursday, March 8, 2007 — A-3
Weekly police report
Feb. 21-22
~ A victim reported a
suspect was harassing her
in violation of a court order, which occurred in the
city of Davis and the city of
Winters. The case forwarded to the District Attorney for complaint.
Feb. 23
~ On the 400 block of Anderson Avenue, property
was stolen from a backpack. Loss: $190.
Feb. 25
~ On the 200 block of
White Oak Lane, a suspect
unlawfully entered a victim’s residence.
~
Phia Yang, 22, of
Sacramento started backing west from a parking
stall in the parking lot of
180 East Grant Avenue.
Yang saw a vehicle driven
by Alfonso Mendoza Valencia, 25, of Winters, in
his mirror but thought Valencia would see him and
stop. The vehicles collided.
~ Ricardo Carillo Rodriguez, 42, of Winters was
riding his bicycle across
the parking lot located on
East Abbey Street just
east of Railroad Avenue.
He rode his bicycle out
into the traffic lane of East
Abbey Street without making sure the roadway was
clear to do so. As a result,
Rodriguez ran into a vehicle driven by Sean Lee
Knudson, 44, of Winters
that was approaching
westbound on East Abbey
Street.
Feb. 26
~ Manuel Jauregui, 22,
of Winters was issued a notice to appear for being an
unlicensed driver, driving
an unregistered vehicle
and no proof of insurance.
Feb. 27
~
A found ring was
turned over to the police
department.
Feb. 28
~ An 11-year-old Winters
juvenile was arrested for
making threats with the
intent to terrorize. The juvenile was booked at the
Winters Police Department and released to a
parent on a notice to appear.
~ A found bicycle was
turned over to the police
department.
March 1
Hemenway Street, parties
were involved in a verbal
altercation.
~ Teresa Veloz Mercado,
40, of Winters was issued a
notice to appear for being
an unlicensed driver and
having
an
inoperable
headlight on a vehicle.
March 1-2
Creekside Way, property
was stolen from an unlocked vehicle. Loss: $15.
Railroad
Avenue,
the
Community Center and
Rotary Park Gazebo were
vandalized using an unknown device. Estimated
damage: $800.
Russell Street, an attempt
was made to steal property from an unlocked vehicle.
March 2
~ Timothy Dennis Kelly,
37, of Winters was arrested
for violating a court order.
Kelly was also arrested on
an outstanding Solano
County Sheriff bench warrant charging him with
failure to appear on a previous charge of theft. Kelly
was booked at the Winters
Police Department and
transported to the Yolo
County Jail for incarceration.
March 3
~ Armando Lizarraga
III, 18, of Winters was arrested for resisting/obstructing a police officer.
Lizarraga was also arrested on three outstanding
Winters Police Department warrants charging
him with violating a court
order to prevent domestic
violence; failure to appear
on previous charges of obstructing/resisting an executive officer, damaging
a telephone/power line,
battery on a police officer
and resisting /obstructing
a police officer; and failure to appear on previous
charge of violating a court
order to prevent domestic
violence. Lizarraga was
booked at the Winters Police
Department
and
~ Brian James Immken,
25, of Tehachapi was arrested for driving under
the influence of alcohol.
Blood alcohol content results: .21/.21. Immken was
booked at the Winters Police Department and released on a notice to appear to a sober adult.
March 4
~ Timothy Dennis Kelly,
37, of Winters was arrested
for
burglary,
making
threats with the intent to
terrorize, battery on a noncohabitating spouse, false
imprisonment, and unlawfully taking away a cellular telephone. Kelly was
booked at the Winters Police
Department
and
~ Francisco Roy Camacho Ramos, 20, of Winters
was issued a notice to appear for failing to stop at a
stop sign, possessing less
than an ounce of marijuana, having an inoperable
license plate lamp and
having unlawful tinted vehicle windows.
~ A 16-year-old Winters
juvenile was issued a notice to appear for being an
unlicensed driver, failing
to stop at a stop light and
no proof of insurance.
~
Loreto Lizarraga
Sanchez, 41, of Winters
was arrested on an immigration hold. Sanchez was
transported directly to the
Yolo County Jail for incarceration.
March 5
~ On the first block of
Main Street, an officer responded to a panic alarm
at a business. The alarm
was activated accidentally.
~ Found music compact
discs were turned over to
the police department.
~ Anthony Peter Passantino, 19, of Winters was
booked and released on a
District Attorney letter
charging him with causing
damage to a dwelling.
~ A found DVD player
was turned over to the police department.
Railroad Avenue, an officer responded to an audible alarm. The business
was found secure.
Whole lotta hogs
Photo by Charles Wallace
Downtown Winters streets were lined with more than 400 motorcycles onSunday, March 4, for the 18th annual FYAO run. The
100-mile run, sponsored by American Brotherhood Aimed Towards Education (ABATE), started in Vacaville and continued to
Cordelia, Isleton and Dixon, and ended up in Winters with a lunch at the Community Center. This is the second year in a row that
Winters has been the destination point on the run, which raises funds for educational causes. Another major motorcycle run, the
Vernal Equinox Run, comes to town on Sunday, March 25. Downtown Main Street will be closed to automobile traffic, and will feature live music and booths. The Vernal Equinox Run is sponsored by Vallejo Harley Davidson.
LIBRARY
Continued from page A-1
Curl said the architect
suggested slashing the
10,000 foot size of the
planned library, but the
partners decided to start
the design process with a
new firm. “The partners
were pretty firm that they
wanted to keep the original size, and there is the
strong belief it can be
done.”
The partners will start
with a new request for
proposal (RFP), letting
other architects look at
taking on the project.
“There is some hope the
project could still start
this fall,” said Curl,” depending on a lot of factors,
including the weather and
how quickly the new architect can get started on
the project.”
Curl said it would not be
starting at square one because of all the work the
group has done, but it
would require a new design. “We feel like we have
given an awful lot to this
project and we do not
want it to go by the wayside.”
The
partners’
have
looked at other similar
size projects in California
and the associated costs,
and this is the basis for
their confidence that this
project can be done under
the original budget, according to Curl.
The Winters Youth Day Committee
needs volunteers for this year’s event
Call 795-2091 to help
“I have given the numbers to construction professionals, and they say
what we are asking is not
out of line,” said Curl. “We
need fresh eyes to walk in
and know that this is the
limit and this is what we
want.” The partners are
committed
to
moving
quickly, because delays
during a time of increasing construction costs are
part of the problem.
This blow is particularly
frustrating because a concerted effort has been
made by the participants
over the past ten months
to cut back on all costly aspects of the project, in an
effort to come under budget.
Responding to questions at the March 5 WFoL
meeting, Curl said that no
one aspect of the project
stands out as causing the
overrun. She said the project being on a school site
did not add significantly
to the problem. She offered the possibility of not
having a separate structure for the meeting room,
but that may be needed
because
the
building
straddles access from two
sides, towards the high
school and towards Railroad Avenue.
A number of WFoL
members strongly objected to the library steering
committee not being included in the meeting and
the decision, given their
long involvement in the
process. The partners
meeting included Winters
City Manager John Donlevy, WJUSD Superintendent Dale Mitchell, school
facilities manager Gary
Cook and other county and
city staff.
Curl did not know what
part of the architect’s fee
will be paid, because it is
still being negotiated.
The latest blow follows a
number of valiant failed
attempts, going back to
1992. The first plan in 2000
was a 11,000 square foot facility to occupy the southeast corner of Railroad
and Main, on part of what
is the Rotary Park and
parking lot. That design
was not a joint project
with the school.
The project required a
local election proposition
(Proposition B) and a 66
percent yes vote to approve an average $68 tax
per household. The project also required removal of a metal building
on leased city land that
housed Valley Farmers
Co-Op.
A number of citizens objected to the tax, and discussions at meetings and
letters to the paper became contentious. Competing ads were placed in
the paper, including one
ad against the proposition
claiming
the
library
would make Winters “become just like other drug
cities like Oakland, San
Jose and Los Angeles.”
With some citizens objecting to moving a building that housed an ag business and others objecting
to the tax, the vote failed
to meet the 2/3 threshold,
even though a simple 55
percent supported the
measure.
After
that
fatiguing
fight, the city took a couple year’s break from the
process.
In 2004, Donlevy and
School
Superintendent
Dale Mitchell began talking about creating a joint
library. Application was
made for funds from the
State Library Fund created by Proposition 14 in
2000. This application was
not approved, but the city
scored high enough to be
next in line for funds from
the next library fund
proposition, Proposition
81. Unfortunately, Proposition 81 failed in 2006.
Later in 2006, Mary
Stephens, the county librarian at the time, went
to the Yolo County Board
of Supervisors and convinced them to increase
proposed county funding
from $800,000 to over $3
million, making the latest
project possible.
The partners and Yolo
County Supervisors intend to issue the RFP immediately and begin interviewing architects by
mid March.
Opinion
INALLY, LIFE WILL RETURN to normal. At 2
a.m. this Sunday (March 11), we’ll spring forward into Daylight Savings Time. Thanks to
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the changeover
comes three weeks earlier this year and will last a
week longer in the fall. Hallelujah. I’m no fan of
winter. The holidays are all well and good, and a
chill in the air makes Christmas cozy, but once
New Year’s Eve is over, I have no more use for winter. I hate to be cold, and it’s depressing to walk
out of the office at the end of the day into darkness. Standard Time only makes both those unpleasant aspects of winter yet that much worse.
Why do we put ourselves through all this upset
twice a year? What practical purpose does it
serve? Aside from up-at-dawn farmers, who have
an irrational attachment to Standard Time despite the fact that they can get up whenever they
darn please, most people seem to prefer Daylight
Savings. Sure, some grumble about waking up an
hour earlier when we spring forward, but if we
didn’t mess with the clocks in the first place, that
problem would solve itself.
According to www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving, Daylight Savings was Benjamin Franklin’s
idea. Following a visit to Paris, Franklin proposed
setting clocks forward after noticing that most
people were still asleep long after sunrise. He asserted that it was thriftier to make use of natural
light than to rely on lamps. Since then, Daylight
Savings Time has had an on-again, off-again history, never official policy until 1966, when the Uniform Time Act was passed.
Franklin was right. By offering extra daylight after work, Daylight Savings conserves energy.
Think how many times you wake up in the morning and the sun has long since risen, and all that
free light goes to waste. Simply put, people use
less electricity when it’s still light outside. True,
in December, it’s a wash. You can only squeeze
about 10 hours of light out of the day no matter
how you slice it. You’ll either light your house earlier in the morning or later at night. But even if,
from an energy perspective, it makes no difference in December one way or the other, remaining
on Daylight Savings would eliminate all the upset
to our sleeping patterns as well as the annoyance
of resetting every clock in the house. And that’s a
lot of clocks. Go count them.
Besides plain old clocks and wristwatches, most
appliances, electronics and computers have
clocks these days. I have 12 to fiddle with every
fall and spring, but I really shouldn’t count the
VCR or stereo clocks. I’ve long since lost the owner’s manuals and without a teenage boy in the
house any longer to master the electronics, they’ll
blink “12:00” in perpetuity.
It’s bad enough that I have to reset all those
clocks every time the power goes out without having to do it again twice a year, as if we have to
schedule some additional annoyance like an insurance policy just in case life doesn’t provide us
enough on its own. It’s been my experience, however, that life always comes through in that department.
Besides energy savings and freedom from petty
annoyances, another Daylight Savings bonus is
safety. More daylight during the evening commute
hours means fewer traffic accidents. And it adds
up. A U.S. Department of Transportation study on
traffic-related accidents estimated that 50 lives
were saved and about 2,000 injuries prevented
during a two-month Daylight Savings study, with a
savings of $28 million in traffic accident costs. In
addition, there’s less personal crime, such as assaults and robberies, during Daylight Savings because people are safely home before it’s dark. The
baddies prefer to work under cover of darkness.
And one more thing — if we had a little extra
daylight after school and work all year round,
wouldn’t it provide more opportunity for children
to get outside and play? The issue of alarming
childhood obesity rates have been continually in
the news lately. If we allowed more opportunity in
their lives for kids to do what they do best — play
— maybe some of that problem would go away on
its own. Take away the video games and shoo them
outside towards their bicycles and basketballs.
Real life beats virtual life hands down. Particularly when its still light enough outside to see it.
As far as I’m concerned, there are only good reasons to stay on Daylight Savings all year, and no
bad ones. Moreover, if the main reasoning behind
extending Daylight Savings is to save energy,
wouldn’t it make a lot more sense to stay on Daylight Savings all year? It’s not as if there’s an energy saving “season.” We should make every attempt
to conserve all year round.
But that would make too much sense, and what
did making sense ever have to do with government
decisions. Do you suppose we could convince our
lawmakers to put an end to this spring-forwardfall-back nonsense? Although standardized time
is a federal law, the decision about whether or not
to observe Standard Time or Daylight Savings is
left up to the states. If you’ve had enough of these
biannual switcheroo shenanigans, tell your state
representatives so. And it wouldn’t hurt to tell
Arnold as well. Who knows, maybe someone will
listen if they think it will help their reelection
campaigns.
May this Sunday be the date that California
springs forward for good.
F
Write to us: [email protected]
Deadline: noon on Monday
CREEK FOR ALL. The city is updating their
Putah Creek Master Plan, which is fancy
language for updating their plans for Putah
Creek within our city limits. There have always
been grand plans for the creek, but never any
money for the renovation. With the help of the
Putah Creek Council, money is flowing our way,
along with a permanent water flow past the Diversion Dam.
We’ve been running articles, from time to time,
about the rehabilitation of the creek and the work
being done by Putah Creek Streamkeeper Rich
Marovich. With the cooperation of private property owners Rich has been killing what are called
invasive weeds, better know as blackberry and
arunda (false bamboo). He is also taking out the
cottonwood trees that have grown in the creek.
I’ve written before about what the creek was
like when I was growing up, and how many summers I spent exploring the creek and nearby
mountains. It was a great childhood that I don’t
think kids get to have today. I blame parents as being too protective and everyone for allowing the
creek to get so overgrown that no one except
teenage boys and brave people go down there.
Low Water Bridge is an example of what happened when someone, Jack Fay, built a family picnic area and fishing access along Putah Creek.
Solano County thought so much of Jake Fay’s
place that they condemned (took) it and turned it
into what you see today.
We are luckier in Winters. We already own much
of Putah Creek next to the city. and few commercial developments have happened along the
banks. We have an opportunity to, finally, have a
recreational/nature area that we can be proud of.
There is an advisory committee, appointed by the
city council, that has been working on a vision of
what the City of Winters’ portion of the creek
should look like. They are going to recommend to
the council that the perc dam be removed and access be expanded from the train bridge to the
Highway 505 overpass. Their work is just beginning.
There is talk of a walking/nature trail along both
banks of the creek. Can you image a two mile loop
trail, starting behind the Community Center,
heading east to Highway 505, some kind of bridge,
either the existing car overpass (with divided
pedestrian area) or a suspension bridge, allowing
access to the south side of the creek. You could
then walk back along the south bank until you
came to the renovated train bridge and the Community Center.
Let your imagination work on what could be
along the trail. Can you imagine picnic areas, fishing access, interpretive signs, a real swimming
hole with small docks reaching out into the water.
What happens to the creek is up to us. The Putah
Creek Council has been around for years, as has
the Putah Creek Master Plan. Now that there is
money, people willing to work on the creek and a
public effort to improve the creek, this is our
chance.
The first of two public workshops on the Putah
Creek Master Plan will be held this Saturday,
March 10, from 9 a.m. until noon, at the Winters
Community Center. The Winters City Council will
make the ultimate decision, but this is an opportunity to speak up and voice your opinion.
There was a Letter to the Editor last week making a point to save the perc dam. Jeff Ten Pas
states his argument for keeping the dam, but he
disparages “someone who has never spent time at
Little Rock who works for an outside agency and
who looks at Little Rock and sees a decrepit dam.”
There are also fliers around town talking about
out of town interest taking out the dam. Our council may be a lot of things, but they are not an out of
town agency. If KO Construction doesn’t bid on the
project, I’ll concede that an outside entity will
probably remove the dam.
I take offense to Ten Pas’ name calling. It is my
job to call people names instead of using facts in
an argument. When I look at the creek, with my
eyes closed, I don’t see a decrepit dam, I see picnic tables, families swimming, people fishing and
access for all.
You may not agree with my vision of the creek,
but I don’t want to see this chance to improve access to the creek pass us by without my splashing a
little water on somebody.
Have a good week.
A
LETTERS
Jared’s family says ‘thanks’
Dear Editor,
As so many of you know,
our son Jared Davis
passed away on Aug. 8,
2006 after a valiant struggle with Aplastic Anemia.
On behalf of my husband,
Ross, Jared’s sister Ashley
and his brother Zach, we
would like to thank the
community of Winters for
the tremendous outpouring of love and support given us throughout Jared’s
illness; and it continues
today. From all the cards
and gifts sent to Jared, the
blood drive (held by Susie
Stocking) to Jared’s funeral, you were all there by
our sides and we could not
have made it this far without you.
When Jared and his
brother Zach first came to
Winters they felt a warmth
that they had never felt before. They were immediately accepted into the
community with open
arms. I would have to say
that the last two years of
Jared’s life were his happiest. Of course, this
would have never been
possible if it hadn’t been
for Ben and Debbie Geerts
and their sons, Keith,
Aaron and Skyler, known
as their “Winters Family.”
They literally opened
their home and hearts to
both of our boys and we
will be eternally grateful
for this. The extended
family beyond Ben and
Debbie’s immediate family (Thomases, Stockings,
McLaughlins,
Ivorys,
Geertses, and Coxes) were
equally as supportive and
made them feel at home
instantly. I know this love
and friendship will continue forever.
George Griffin and Tom
Crisp and all of the staff
from Winters High School
literally gave Jared a sec-
ond chance at not only basketball (his passion), and
an education, but unconditional love and support
from an incredible group
of people. This prompted
us to start a memorial
scholarship in Jared’s
memory.
On Jan. 23, 2007, the high
school varsity basketball
team honored Jared in the
first inaugural “Find a
Cure Night.” This event
was the inspiration of Ben
Geerts, Jared’s “second father.” Thank you, Winters
Express, for your part in
helping get the word out
about this special night.
Money raised during this
event coupled with donations from family and
friends has topped the
mark required to establish a perpetual scholarship. Therefore, each year
beginning this year, a
scholarship will be given
to a Winters High School
senior who plans to attend
a four-year college or university, a community college or trade school. Further information regarding this scholarship can be
obtained by contacting
Winters High School.
We are eternally grateful to the Winters community for the incredible
demonstration of generosity. Our most profound
gratitude, however, is extended to the people who
shared Jared’s life; his
friends, his teachers, his
coaches and all those people who stood by his side
during his incredible fight
for life.
For the incredible expression of love, sympathy
and support, we thank you
from the bottom of our
hearts.
SUE, ROSS,
ASHLEY and ZACH
(Jared’s proud family)
Youth Day committee needs help
Dear Editor,
It’s hard to believe that
we are already in the middle of March. There’s only
a little over a month until
the 71st Annual Winters
Youth Day Celebration
takes place on Saturday,
April 28, and the Youth
Day Committee is hard at
work preparing for another great day.
We have an extremely
dedicated group of only 10
people who are working
very hard to put on an
event that attracts thousands of people to our city.
This is a milestone year
for me, as I celebrate my
25th year as Parade Chairman and 29th year as parade announcer. It’s hard
to believe that I haven’t
missed a single Youth Day
since we moved to Winters
in 1966.
The reason I am writing
to the Winters community
is that we need help. With
such a small group of volunteers, we are falling
well short of the help we
need to pull off this event.
There are two main areas
we need help with. Mainly,
we need volunteers to
help work a very short
shift in the Kid’s Faire
area.
For those not familiar
with this part of Youth Day,
the Kid’s Faire takes up
the entire fenced in Little
League Park and is filled
with games, bounce houses and other fun activities.
This area is free to kids, as
our sponsorship money
helps run this part of the
day. This all takes place
between 11:30 a.m. and 4
p.m. following the parade.
To help, contact Kathy
Donlevy or Kathy McIntire, our Kid’s Faire Chairmen.
The second area we
need help with are the parades. First, we need an
adult volunteer to help the
Student Kiddie Parade
Chairman, my daughter
Amber, to run the Kiddie
Parade. Mostly, we need
the adult help on Youth
Day morning helping register children and line
them up. For the Main Parade, we need someone
who can acquire cars and
drivers to carry our dignitaries. We also need some
student help as parade
marshals, lining up the parade entrants as they come
in on Youth Day morning.
Sometime in the next
two weeks we will be trying to assemble a student
Youth Day council from
the high school. We are ac-
Politically incorrect but right-on
Dear Editor (Winter Sex
Press),
As she often does, our
editor comes up with a big
time editorial in the Let’s
Talk About Sex column
(Feb. 15). She is so politically incorrect and so
right-on in her usual hilar-
ious pull-no-punches fashion.
Debra gets my applause
for being such an effective
iconoclast in a world of the
cowed and clueless.
Vive l’amour.
ED DAWKINS
T HANKS . . .
The family of Herman Lopez would like to thank everyone for
their generosity of food, flowers, and kind words during this very
difficult time. Our family has been comforted by all the wonderful
stories and out pouring of love that has been shown towards Herman. Herman was a very special person and will be missed greatly by his family and by those who life he touched.
See LETTERS on page A-5
THE LOPEZ FAMILY
LETTERS
tively seeking some students to be General Chairman, Parade Chairman
and Kid’s Faire Chairman.
If you are a student reading this, or a parent,
please get your students
involved in this 71-year
tradition. There are not
many things that survive
the changes of life, but
Youth Day has weathered
many problems to stay the
springtime event of the
year. Besides, I need to retire someday, so we need
to get some new blood in
line to keep this tradition
alive.
Our next Youth Day
meeting will be at 4 p.m. on
Sunday, March 11, at
Round Table Pizza. If you
are interested in helping
in one way or another,
please come to the meeting or send word along
that you can help. For
more information or to volunteer, please feel free to
call me at 795-2091.
Thank you and see you at
Youth Day.
MIKE SEBASTIAN
Youth Day
Parade Chairman
Don’t let title
scare you
Dear Editor:
On behalf of the Board of
Directors of the Winters
Theatre Company, I would
like to invite our friends
and patrons in the Winters
community to attend one
of our six performances of
“Let’s Murder Marsha,”
which opens this Friday
night. Champagne, non-alcoholic punch and dessert
will be served as part of
our traditional gala opening. The refreshments will
be served at 7:30 p.m. followed by an 8 p.m. curtain.
Don’t be mislead by the
title. “Let’s Murder Marsha” is not a dark drama
about death, but rather a
comic spoof about a
woman who reads too
many lurid novels and allows her imagination to
run amok with hilarious
results, so it’s quite appropriate for grandma and the
older kids.
I would like to remind
everyone that the Saturday evening performance
on March 10 is a dinner
theatre benefit for the
Yolo
Family
Service
Agency, and all reservations must be made by
calling that organization
at 662-2211. Two Sunday
matinee shows, March 11
and 18, are included in the
schedule, and regular
evening performances on
the weekend of March 16
and 17 will be presented.
You have a choice of a
champagne gala, dinner
theatre, regular evening
shows and Sunday matinees. Please plan to join
us for one of our presentations. We promise many
laughs and a happy ending
in spite of the title.
GERMAINE S. HUPE
Winters Theatre Company
Softball
program hits
homerun
Dear Editor,
Our softball players
should be proud of the
new fields located at
Shirley Rominger Intermediate School. Through a
cooperative effort between the school district,
Little League and numerous volunteers the varsity
and JV high school softball fields have taken
shape over the last year.
Thanks go out to Gary
Cooke, facility director for
the school district, who coordinated the effort, and
the district for making a
significant financial contribution to this girl’s program. To our local Rotary
Club, that purchased the
score board, and Principal
George Griffin and Matt
Cooley for installing it,
Jim Hyer and his crew;
Tom Towne, Dave Egbert,
Dave Hyer and Robert
Nicholson for designing
and installing the shade
structures that our Little
League purchased.
Many thanks to our Little
League volunteers for assistance with installing
the batting cage. Little
League’s Softball program
will also utilize the new
fields.
Thanks to Vintage paving
for working with the district
for paving needs, to Coach
Tracy and Don Calvert for
their countless hours and
effort toward making the
High school softball program a success. Our community can be proud of these
fields.
Again thanks to everyone involved.
ED ANDERSEN
Come if you
care about
the creek
Dear Editor,
Take a walk down by the
creek. Seems very peaceful. Birds singing, raptors
calling, water flowing,
trees swaying in the
breeze — la-la-la. But
changes are coming. Big
changes — removal of the
perc dam, clear-cutting of
big trees, even changing
the channel of the creek.
The only chance we
have, as citizens of Winters, to state our opinions
about all of this is to attend a public meeting. It’s
this Saturday, March 10,
from 9 a.m. to noon, at the
Community Center.
If you care, be there. Be
there or shut up.
LINDA SPRINGER
Help protect
Winters’
Little Rock
Dear Editor,
An out-of-town agency
and its employee have
pushed a plan to demolish
the old percolation dam in
Winters. The dam is the
heart of Winters’ Little
Rock swimming and fishing hole.
If there were a real environmental need for dam
removal, I would not stand
in the way. But the gains
from dam removal are
small compared to the
$636,000 cost and the affects on the best swimming
hole on Putah Creek.
Help protect Little Rock.
Please come to the public
meeting, Saturday, March
10, 9 a.m. at the Community
Center.
JEFF TENPAS
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Earned a degree?
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It’s free!
Call 795-4551
for assistance
or send
information to
[email protected]
Annual
mower
exchange
program
planned
The
Yolo-Solano
Air Quality Management District, a sponsor for the 11th annual Mow Down Air Pollution lawn mower
exchange
program,
will held hold this
year’s event on March
31 at California State
University,
Sacramento. This once-ayear opportunity to
exchange a gas-powered mower for a new
cordless
rechargeable lawn mower at a
reduced
price
is
available to a limited
number of pre-registered residents.
The Neuton Cordless Electric Mower
will be sold for $189
(including tax) with
the exchange of a gaspowered mower, a
savings of approximately
$230.
For
more details on the
Neuton mower visit
www.myneuton.com.
To reduce waiting
in line on the day of
the event, pre-registration is required on
Wednesday,
March
21, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
a first-come, first
served basis. Each
successful
registrants will be given
an assigned time for
the exchange.
Register online at
www.smud or call
(888) 742-7683 on that
date.
For additional information call 7573650
or
visit
www.smud.org.
Quiz Show teams forming
The 4th annual Winters
Friends of the Library
fund-raiser,
The
Quiz
Show, takes place Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. at
the Community Center.
Teams of five will pay an
entrance fee of $100 to try
to win the prize money of
$300, and get their names
on a perpetual trophy, created by Jeff Hesemeyer.
Teams can be sponsored
by organizations or businesses, or can be groups of
smart friends willing to
have fun. The first two
teams of high school students will be sponsored by
WFoL, so the registration
is free.
There will be three
rounds of play. Questions
will be from a variety of
categories ranging from
history, literature, and science, to Winters trivia. In
the first round, team members will work together to
come up with answers to a
variety of questions. The
top five or six teams will
continue on to the next
level where teams can use
strategy to help them gain
more points while answering tougher questions.
After several rounds of
play, and a break for refreshments, the top two
teams will go head to head
in
the
championship
round.
Those interested in being at the event, but not
participating, are invited
to come and watch. A fourdollar donation for spectators is requested at the
door. The Friends will
provide refreshments.
Teams interested in registering need to do so by
Friday, March 24, or for an
additional donation of
$20, may register at the
door. Registration forms
are available at the library, on the corner of 1st
and Russell streets. For
more information, call Rebecca Fridae, 795-4600.
Proposed commercial project
PROJECT
es with vines growing
through them. We feel the
fabric of this project
would blend more with
Winters.”
The design puts structures of slightly different
styles adjacent to one
another, and Creswell
showed pictures of similar
buildings
in
Healdsburg. The new
design adds a meandering path along Grant
Avenue,
trellises
for
shade and a full size oldstyle water wheel as a
focal point, along with a
pond and a waterfall.
There is also a silo-like
structure, to relate to the
water tower and silos on
the other side of Grant.
The designers dropped
the clock-tower idea, in
response to planners concerns the development
would be seen from the
highway as downtown,
and damage traffic to the
real downtown. “This
project is not meant to
distract from downtown
Winters,” said Creswell.
Commissioners spoke
positively about GBH listening to the commission’s comments and new
design. “I think it looks
very nice,” said commissioner Jack Graf.
“I concur,” said commissioner
Albert
Vallecillo. “You’ve obviously worked very hard
on this and you’ve kind of
run with it and put some
juice into it, and it shows.
It’s very promising.”
“I was pretty vocal last
time about how grandiose
the design got,” said commissioner
Joe
Tramontana, “and this is
very nice.”
Commissioner Pierre
Neu spoke in favor with
the comment, “sometimes
we think that nobody is
listening.” He said he
liked the disappearance
of one of the drivethroughs, and didn’t see
the point of any drivethroughs in a pedestrian
oriented development.
Joe Tramontana asked
about the roundabout
proposed at the intersection of Walnut and Grant.
Community Development
Graphic courtesy of Beth Creswell/Granite Bay Holdings
This is an artist’s conception of the proposed commercial development to be located
south of Grant Avenue, across from Lorenzo’s Market. The project is being developed by
Granite Bay Holdings. The 49,500 square foot development features retail, medical and
office space.
Director Dan Sokolow
said the project can go
forward without a decision on the roundabout.
“They’ve planned for it
and they have left enough
right-of-way for a roundabout,” said Sokolow.
Sokolow said this was
not a hearing, but a conceptual site plan review.
“They have a number of
technical studies underway, and the crucial one
will be the traffic study,”
said Sokolow. Once those
are done and we figure
out the CEQA on this, it
will come back for a formal site plan review.”
Winters Highlands
Tyler Wade, GBH development manager, provided an update of their
Winters Highlands 432
unit project proposed for
the northwest part of
town, near Moody Slough
Road. He said the underground utilities plan is
being completed and will
be available in early
March. Design development has begun and GBH
has chosen two architectural firms to design the
residences. Landscaping
plans are nearing the end
of design development.
“The real news is our
progress with the environmental mitigation,”
said Wade. All of the wetlands mitigation is in
place, purchased from
the L. C. Gridley mitigation bank, according to
Wade. The on-site mitigation for burrowing owl
habitat is progressing.
GBH has made habitat
improvements to the
buffer area north of the
Shirley Rominger School,
in hope of inducing at
least one of the three owl
pairs to move to that part
of the parcel. Wade
showed images of various
landscape
structures,
called
“refugia”,
installed on the site to
entice the birds to the
preserve area.
“I can report that at
least one of the male owls
has been seen in the preserve area in the last two
weeks,” said Wade. GBH
is looking to a couple of
different
mitigation
banks for off-site preserve areas as well.
The Catholic Diocese of
Sacramento is in the
process of creating the
conservation easement on
a Yolo County parcel that
GBH will purchase for
Swainson’s hawks mitigation. He said the mitigation should be in place by
spring 2007, before construction begins.
At the next meeting
Wade intends to show the
new logo for Winter
Highlands. He will also
bring the design team for
the
energy
efficient
model home to make a
presentation.
308 Baker
The commission held a
site plan review of a manufactured home that Fred
Chernidglo proposed to
install for the property
owner, Manuel Lopez, at
308 Baker Street. The
home is to be 1188 square
feet, with 3 bedrooms and
2 baths. The home is manufactured
by
Golden
West, and will sit on a
foundation raised 18” off
the ground, according to
the staff report. The plan
calls for a detached 293
square foot garage. The
garage access is from the
alleyway, and calls for
one covered space and a
24-foot wide apron that
can accommodate two
cars.
Chernidglo spoke, saying his company has been
doing
manufactured
homes for eight years. He
said the home will be 2 x 4
construction, with lap siding. “We will attach a
porch on the front of it,
which will give it a nice
design
review.”
Chernidglo said the foundation is raised 18” to
match
neighborhood
homes. He said the home
will have 1 x 6 window
trim, eight inch facia, and
handrails on the porch,
for a better appearance.
Neighbor Jose Diaz
objected to a manufactured
home
being
installed at that site, and
was concerned about the
impact of this home on
parking. He said there
are other homes owned
by Manuel Lopez on that
street and wanted to
know if the home was to
be a rental.
Commissioner
Jack
Graf said he understood
the neighbor’s concerns,
but said the new home
would be an improvement
over the old car and trash
sitting currently on that
site. “It just doesn’t look
good now, ” said Graf.
Commissioner
Wade
Cowan had no objection
to the parking in back,
and liked having the
garage off the alley. “I’m
not a fan of modular
homes, never will be, but
it does fit the lot. I wish it
could be made a little
more appealing and less
modular-like. I know
there is at least one on
the street already. I guess
it is what it is, and it still
looks modular.”
Commissioner Albert
Vallecillo agreed with
Cowan. He said the lap
siding was a help to the
appearance. “We really
can’t address the issue of
who the occupant is.”
Vallecillo said it would
be good to address the
issue of making the house
more attractive. “It would
be nice if the owner
would do a little more to
improve the curbside
appeal of the home,
rather than just simply a
modular box. This is a little better than that, but
not a whole lot better
than that. One of our jobs
here at the planning commission is to be the
design review.” He suggested the front siding be
extended along the sides,
for an improved appearance.
Commissioner Pierre
Neu agreed, and suggested landscaping to improve
the appearance of the
home.
Chernidglo suggested he
could add decorative rock
to the foundation and concrete walkways and shade
trees.
“That’s good, but we
need to see it. We need to
see it on the plan,” said
Vallecillo.
Sokolow reminded the
commission that they have
the option to modify the
conditions for approval,
or continue the item and
asked the builder to come
back with an improved
design. He said the commissioners are aware of
the law that requires
See PROJECT on page A-10
Community
Leininger named manager
of River City Bank branch
Winters resident JeanMarc Leininger has been
named the new manager of
River City Bank’s Davis
branch.
Leininger has a background in loan production,
sales and management. He
was previously an escrow assistant for First American Title, assisted in the preparation of personal tax returns
for Carbahal & Co., and was a
financial planner for Carbahal Olsen Financial Group.
He was formerly the assistant branch manager of
Home Savings of America,
now Washington Mutual.
Leininger is fluent in French
and Spanish.
“We could not be happier
in selecting Jean-Marc as the
new Davis branch manager,”
said Jeanne Reaves, presi-
dent and CEO of River City
Bank. “With his extensive experience and community involvement in Davis, JeanMarc is the ideal person to
represent River City Bank.”
Leininger has been a part
of the Davis community for
17 years. Active in the Davis
Chamber of Commerce and
Davis Downtown Business
Association, Leininger is a
triathlete and has been a
board member of the Davis
Mad Cows Racing Team
since its inception in 2001.
Leininger graduated from
the UC Davis with a bachelor
of science degree in agricultural and managerial economics. His wife, Diane Ullman, is an associate dean
and professor for the College
of Agricultural & Environmental Science.
Winters Lions Club news
By JUANITARAMOS
The Winters Lions Club met
on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at
Tomat’s. President Frank
Ramos presided.
Lion Vic Bussard’s wife, Vi,
was honored at the meeting.
She was presented with a
large chocolate Valentine’s
heart. She always works very
hard at the Lions Club blood
drives, and the club thanked
her for all her homemade
“goodies” and hours working
at the Community Center at
the blood drives.
The club also thanked its
PDG Lion Walt Flanders and
wife Rena for visiting the Winters club from the American
River Lions Club.
The Woodland Lions Host
Club is sponsoring Lion Cathy
Garcia for vice district governor. A fund-raiser will be held
on Sunday, March 18, at the
home of Linda and Dennis
Puccetti in Woodland. The
cost is $10 per person.
The Winters Lions Club and
the VFW members will cosponsor a booth on Sunday,
March 15, at the annual Vernal
Equinox Hog Run in Winters.
Rotary World Peace Fellowship
applications available
Applications for Rotary
World Peace Fellowships are
now available from the Rotary
Club of Winters. The fellowships are for study at one of the
six Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and
conflict resolution to obtain a
master’s degree in international relations, peace studies, conflict resolution, and related areas. The Rotary Centers have been established by
The Rotary Foundation, in
partnership with prestigious
universities throughout the
world.
During their studies, Rotary
World Peace Fellows will
work to advance knowledge of
issues related to peace, causes
of conflict, and world understanding. The fellows will participate in an annual Rotary
Center seminar and will commit to a career related to international relations, peace, and
conflict resolution.
Rotary World Peace Fellowships are for up to two academic years and provide funding
for round-trip transportation,
tuition and fees, room, board
and other limited expenses.
For more information and a
fellowship application, contact Rotary Club of Winters
member Cecil Padilla, 7530585, by May 1. Interested individuals can visit the Rotary International Web site, www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_sch/centers, for more
information and to download
an application.
There are six Rotary Centers for International Studies
involving the following seven
university partners:
~ Duke University and The
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
USA (both universities jointly
host one Rotary Center)
~ International Christian
University, Tokyo, Japan
~ Universidad del Salvador,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
~ University of Bradford,
West Yorkshire, England
~ University of California,
Berkeley
~ The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia.
Chamber
Reinhart, Grulke to marry
Mixer
planned
Jerisa Reinhart of Sauk
Rapids, Minnesota and
Joshua Grulke of Winters
plan to exchange wedding
vows in August in St. Cloud
Minnesota.
Jerisa is the daughter of
John and Joanne Reinhart
of Sauk Rapids. She has a
sister, Jenni, of Plymouth,
Minnesota, a brother, Jeff,
and a twin brother, Jason,
both of Sauk Rapids. She attends St. Cloud State University and is a 2004 graduate of Sauk Rapids High
School. She is employed at
the Covoron Cancer Center.
Joshua is the son of
William and Laurie Lane of
Winters and Paul and Patricia Grulke of Georgia. His
sisters and brothers include
Kevin and Hailey Lane of
Winters, and Michael and
Heather Grulke of Georgia.
He is a 2002 graduate of Winters High School, attended
St. Cloud State University in
Minnesota for two years,
and
currently
attends
Sacramento State University. He is employed with Target and is in the United
States Coast Guard Reserves.
The Winters Chamber of
Commerce will hold its
monthly Mixer on Monday,
March 12, from 5:30-7 p.m. at
Cloth Carousel, located at 9
Main Street. Handmade
items will be displayed during the reception. Everyone
is invited to this great opportunity to support local merchants.
For more information
contact the Chamber office,
795-2329.
Hispanic
Advisory
Committee
JERISA REINHART and JOSHUA GRULKE
Senior Citizens Club news
By MARGE SEBASTIAN
Our February meeting/
potluck was held on Wednesday, Fed. 14, Valentines Day.
The potluck was very nice,
with a wide variety of foods. We
would like to thank everyone
who brought a dish to share.
We would like to thank the
following people who brought
gifts for our drawing: Ursala
Navaro, Carol White, Sheri Del
Toro,
Lillie
Branscum,
Dorothy Becker, Betty Davis
and Sandy Webster, as well as
Jessie Gill. The gifts were great
and the winners went home
with some very nice gifts.
After lunch, we played Bingo for our Brown Bag prizes,
donated by Dorothy Becker. It
was a fun afternoon for all.
Our March meeting/potluck
will be on Wednesday, March
14, and a gentleman from the
Yolo County D.A.’s office will
come and talk to us on elderly
abuse.
We will have corned beef
and cabbage, so bring a dish
that might go good with this.
Meals available for seniors at 11:45 a.m.
Are you tired of cooking
and/or eating by yourself? Not
eating healthy or only snacking
throughout the day? Are you interested in meeting new people
or trying a new activity? There’s
a solution for you: Come join
the folks at the Elderly Nutrition Program who offer a well
balanced,
hot,
complete
lunchtime meal each weekday
at 11:45 a.m. at the Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad Avenue.
The program offers a varied
menu available for review to
meet many tastes and health re-
quirements. Sample menu:
roast pork, sweet potatoes,
mixed vegetables, wheat roll,
butterscotch pudding and milk.
Come every day or only certain
days. Activities such as Bingo
and crafts/sewing are available
after meals on certain days.
Interested seniors are invited to come visit or make a reservation a day in advance with
site manager, Sherry Del Toro,
795-4241. For a suggested donation of $2.50 a meal, you can get
out of the house, avoid cooking
a full meal, socialize with new
friends and stay healthy.
The Hispanic Advisory
Committee will meet on
Tuesday, March 13, at 7:30
p.m. in the conference
room at City Hall. Topics of
discussion will be “key
policy needs” and a community meeting planned
for March 22, at 7 p.m. at St.
Anthony’s Parish Hall.
For more information,
call 795-4910.
Edward Jones Hosts Broadcast Presentation:
“How to Protect Yourself from Scam Artists”
Edward Jones Financial
Advisor David Jarrett of Winters will host a free satellite
broadcast titled “How to Protect Yourself from Scam
Artists” at 10:30 a.m. & 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, March 13, at 7
East Main St., Ste 7E.
Author and investigative
reporter Chuck Whitlock will
provide practical tips on how
to avoid becoming a victim of
identity theft and financial
scams.
This interactive event is
presented at select Edward
Jones branch offices nationwide via the firm’s private
video network.
To reserve a seat or for
more information about the
program, call Jarrett at 530795-3929. For those unable to
attend, additional viewing opportunities are available.
Edward Jones provides
financial services for individual investors in the United
States and, through its affiliates, in Canada and the United Kingdom. Every aspect of
the firm’s business, from the
types of investment options
offered to the location of
branch offices, is designed to
cater to individual investors
in the communities in which
they live and work. The firm’s
10,000-plus financial advisors work directly with more
than 7 million clients to understand their personal goals - from college savings to retirement -- and create longterm strategies for their investments that emphasize a
well-balanced portfolio and a
buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building longterm, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping
them to understand and make
sense of the investment options available today.
Edward Jones is headquartered in St. Louis. The
Edward Jones interactive
Web site is located at
www.edwardjones.com, and
its recruiting Web site is
www.edwardjonesopportunity.com.
Conservation district
plans annual dinner
The public is invited to
attend the Yolo County Resource Conservation District’s Annual Dinner for
an evening celebration of
conservation partnerships
and a special presentation
by Dr. Jeffrey Mount, professor of geology at UC
Davis, and director of the
UCD Center for Watershed
Sciences.
At the dinner, the RCD
will honor Tom Muller as
he closes a two decade
term of leadership as
chairman of the RCD
board and for his and his
brothers’ continuing conservation efforts as ‘vanguard’ Yolo County farmers. Following dinner,
Mount will describe the
conclusions of a major report released this month
that presents options for
managing the increasingly
unstable Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta system, including the impacts on
agriculture and the water
supply. The event will take
place at the Zamora Town
Hall from 5:30-8 p.m. on
March 14.
The RCD dinner is an annual
educational
and
fund-raising event to sponsor select local high school
students for the week-long
California Range and Natural Resources Camp in
Half Moon Bay each June.
To that end, there will be a
silent auction of items donated by local organizations, farmers and businesses. The event starts at
5:30 with a tasting of area
wines poured by local producers, followed by a barbequed tri-tip dinner with
a vegetarian option, followed by the program at 7
p.m.
The Yolo County RCD is
a local special district that
has been active in Yolo
County for over 50 years to
support private landowners and farmers in their ef-
Monthly film
focuses on
peace
The Teach Peace monthly
film and discussion series
continues with “9/11 Eyewitness.” The screening will
take place on Friday, March
23, at 7 p.m. in the Blanchard
Room of the Davis Public Library, 315 E. 14th Street in
Davis. Admission is free.
call
(530)554-7061
or
(530)758-8431
or
visit
www.TeachPeace.com.
Spring bazaar,
rummage sale
planned
A spring bazaar and
rummage sale will be offered by the city of Vacaville in the Three Oaks
Community Center parking lot on Saturday, April
28, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome, and there
is no charge to attend.
For event or vendor information, call (707) 4496185.
forts to conserve their natural resources and enhance area wildlife habitat. The RCD is a nationally-recognized leader in
the application of native
vegetation for on-farm
soil, water and wildlife
habitat projects. Current
projects include on farm
water quality management support, watershed
coordination and stream
enhancement efforts in cooperation with the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service and
many local private and
public partner organizations.
More information and
tickets for the event are
available for $25 through
the RCD office and can be
reserved by phone or
email from Sheila Pratt,
662-2037, extension 117 or
[email protected]. Seating
will be limited to 125
guests, so early registration is recommended.
Fund established to aid Melton
Kingsley Melton is the
former field representative
of Assemblywoman Lois
Wolk and a former Buckhorn employee who was severely burned in a house
fire in San Diego on December 26, 2006. He survived 25
days in a coma and two successful skin graft surgeries.
A family spokesperson
reports that his strength
and spirit has inspired all
those around him, including his family and the medical team at the UC San
Diego Medical Center Burn
Unit who saw him through
this crisis.
An account has been established to help Melton
with his expenses and to
help him through the long
and difficult rehabilitation
ahead. Contributions can
be made to the Kingsley
Melton Recovery Fund in
person at any Golden 1
Credit Union branch (Acct#
827005) or by mail to P.O.
Box 72505, Davis, CA 95616.
PROJECT
them to accept modular
homes, but they are allowed to ask for design
changes. “That is at your
discretion.”
Graf said the commission should not micromanage
the
design
process.
“I agree with Jack, it’s
not our job to design it,”
said Vallecillo. Vallecillo
made a motion to continue
the process, and the commission approved unanimously.
Rotary Park update
Edmund Lis, chair of the
Rotary Park Vision Committee, presented the proposed first phase of the
park
improvements,
which includes improving
the Gazebo for accessibility and installing a manufactured pair of restrooms. Lis said the prefab restroom would be installed at the southeast
corner of the park, with
the doors facing north towards Main Street. Lis
said the group liked the
fact the restrooms could
be moved as a unit in the
future, should it be necessary. For example, if a remake of the Community
Center building included
public restrooms, this unit
could be moved somewhere else, like the linear
park.
“The main issue is making the ramp ADA compliant. It is no longer compliant,” said Lis, discussing
the gazebo. Lis said the
group also wanted to make
the stage more userfriendly by extending it.
“And a fresh coat of
paint.”.
The first phase will include installation of a
drinking fountain.
In response to a question by Graf, Lis said the
ramp grade is no longer
acceptable, because the
accessibility
specifications have changed. The
remodel provokes the
need to bring it into compliance.
“What’s going to happen
with all the bricks?” asked
Commissioner Joe Tramontana, referring to
bricks
engraved
with
names of donors for the
construction of the gazebo.
Lis said the bricks will
be reused with the new
ramp as much as possible,
and all will be preserved.
Other items:
Neu invited all to attend
the meeting on the Winters Putah Creek Park on
March 10 from 9 a.m. to
noon., where the park design and removal of the
old dam will be discussed.
Commissioner
Wade
Cowan complimented JDS
Builders on the job they
did in the remodel for
Aura Spa on Main Street.
Sokolow presented a
two
year
report
on
progress on the city housing element component of
the general plan. He said
the process is beginning
now for revamping the
housing element for a 2008
deadline. He said the city
will hire consultants to
help with this process,
and the plan will come before the planning commission and the city council.
The next planning commission meeting will take
place on March 27, at 7:30
p.m. at City Hall.
Outstanding officer
Photo by Charles Wallace
Winters Police Officer of the Year Craig Urquhart (left) is
congratulated by Chief Bruce Muramoto at a police and fire
department awards banquet held last month.
CREEK
Railroad Avenue Bridge.
Winters citizens will
have an opportunity to express their vision for the
creek, and to comment on
the design of recreational
access, trails, vegetation
and
other
proposed
changes to the creek. The
meeting will be facilitated
by Cheryl Sullivan of Cunningham
Engineering,
who was retained by the
city to update the plan she
developed in 1995.
Eric Larson, a geomorphologist,
and
Rich
Marovich of the Lower
Putah Creek Coordinating
Committee (LPCCC), will
describe plans to remove
the percolation dam, to
narrow the channel, and
to create flood planes to
improve native habitat
and reduce erosion.
The LPCCC, through the
Solano
County
Water
Agency,
received
a
$452,000 California Resources Agency grant to
remove the percolation
dam. Additional funding
through the California
River Parkways program
funded by Proposition 50
is being sought to continue the work begun by
Marovich to reshape the
creek and install “W”
weirs.
about the workshops, call
City Hall, 795-4910.
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Entertainment
‘Let’s Murder Marsha’ opens Friday “Note of Elegance”
By GERMAINE HUPE
The
complex
comic
script of “Let’s Murder
Marsha,” which opens this
Friday night, requires an
ensemble cast of seven actors to bring the plot vividly to the stage. The Winters
Theatre
Company
is
pleased to introduce two
new performers for this
production and to welcome back five veteran
players as well.
Jenell Novello is making
her acting debut as Persis,
the
supposed
“other
woman” in the plot. Jenell
is a middle school teacher
and the mother of a 22month old daughter. Her
hobbies include participating in marathon races;
she recently completed
her
fifth
competition.
Jenell often attends Winters High athletic events to
support our local teams
and her husband, coach
Chris Novello.
Greg Lanzaro is another
newcomer to the Winters
Theatre Company. Greg
portrays the millionaire
stockbroker Tobias whom
his wife suspects of both
infidelity and potential
murder. Greg is a professor at the UCD School of
Veterinary
Medicine
where microbiology, immunology, and pathology
are his fields of expertise.
He finds acting, set building, and stage craft new,
exciting and challenging
pastimes.
Marsha, the mystery
reading, overly dramatic,
often eavesdropping title
character, is portrayed by
Joanie Bryant. Joanie
made her acting debut in
the challenging, two person play “Collected Stories” several seasons ago.
Since then she has appeared as the singing
jester in “Twelfth Night”
and the Amazon queen
Hippolyta in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” both
plays in the Shakespeare
in the Park summer productions. Joanie is a former elementary school
teacher and is now a stayat-home mom with her toddler son.
Jim Hewlett, who plays
the naive next door neighbor, is a long standing
member of WTC. His many
roles include four seasons
with major roles in Shakespeare productions and
several dramatic produc-
Courtesy photo
Marsha Gilmore and her neighbor, Virgil Baxter, react as husband, Tobias Gilmore and “the
other woman,” Persis Devore, prepare to drink the poisoned liqueur. From left are Greg Lanzaro, Joanie Bryant, Jim Hewlett, Jenell Novello. Winters Theater Company presents the
comedy, ‘Let’s Murder Marsha,’ which opens on Friday, March 9. For tickets and information,
call 795-4014.
tions as well. He lists his
favorite roles as the Tin
Man in “The Wizard of Oz”
and especially the difficult portrayal as mentally
challenged Mickey in
“Greetings,” WCT’s holiday production two years
ago. Jim’s most recent role
was that of Silvius, the
lovestruck shepard in “As
You Like It.”
Janette Dahn appears as
Bianca, the attractive
young maid who becomes
Marsha’s ally. Although
Janette is only 21, she is an
“old timer” with WCT, having made her acting debut
almost 10 years ago as the
bratty little boy in “The
Nerd.” Janette has literally grown up in WCT; her
most recent roles have
been as Hero in “Much
Ado About Nothing” and
the
disdainful
shepherdess in “As You Like
It.”
She also portrayed
the major character of
Puck in “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.”
Ben
Moroski,
who
played the major role of
Orlando in last summer’s
production of “As You
Like It,” returns to play
Bianca’s
policeman
boyfriend in “Let’s Murder Marsha.” Ben is currently a UC Davis student
majoring in managerial
economics. He joined
Plant life subject of art show
The Vacaville Art Gallery
will exhibit over 60 mixed
media pieces of art recording and celebrating the
wide range of plant species
in our world from March 10
through April 5. A “Meet the
Artist” Reception takes
place Friday, March 16, 7-9
p.m.
The gallery is located at
718 East Monte Vista Avenue in Vacaville. Gallery
hours are Tuesday through
Saturday, 12-4 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information call
(707) 448-8712.
Day of bountiful bunnies planned
The Bunnies and Bonnets Family Fun Day, sponsored by the City of Vacaville, offers an event for the
entire family. Activities include free egg hunts and
stage shows, hands-on
crafts and story time. Visitors are invited to bring a
camera and “hop on over”
to the Bunny Hut for a photo with Ms. Bunny Bonnet.
There will also be plenty of
craft and food vendors,
and activities offered at
nominal prices.
The event takes place on
Saturday April 7, from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. at Carroll
Plaza/Andrews Park in Vacaville. All ages are welcome.
For information, call
(707) 449-6185.
WTC two years ago in the
role of Lysander in “A
Midsummer
Night’s
Dream.”
Lynette Thoren, Marsha’s well meaning mother, is played by Germaine
Hupe, a founding member
of WCT. Her favorite roles
include Mame in “Auntie
Mame” and Clairee in
“Steel Magnolias,” and
she especially enjoys editing and introducing the
Shakespeare plays which
WTC presents every summer. She has also written
several melodramas and
two plays for the company.
The directorial duties of
“Let’s Murder Marsha”
are shared by Trent Beeby
and JoAnn May. Trent directed his first play
“Alone At Last” two years
ago, and he is enjoying the
challenge of directing another fast paced comedy.
He has been a frequent
leading man in numerous
WTC plays. His most recent appearances were as
the acerbic philosopher
Jaques in “As You Like It,”
and as the Swiss Captain
in “Arms and the Man.”
His favorite role was that
of the pet owner in
“Sylvia,” a man who carried on long conversations
with a stray dog that he
adopts as his pet and confidant.
JoAnn May has performed several times back
stage for WTC productions. She served as stage
manager for “Arms and
the Man” and for “As You
Like It.” Local audiences
will remember JoAnn as
the harried school teacher
in “A Christmas Story.” A
member of the WTC Board
of Directors, JoAnn finds
that working as a director
presents special opportunities and challenges.
“Let’s Murder Marsha”
opens this Friday with the
champagne gala at 7:30
p.m. Subsequent shows
are a dinner theatre show
on Saturday, March 10, and
regular performances at 8
p.m. on Friday, March 16,
and Saturday, March 17.
There are two Sunday
matinees at 2 p.m. on
March 11 and 18.
The March 10 dinner
theatre show is a benefit
performance for the Yolo
Family Service Agency
and reservations must be
made by calling 662-2211.
Tickets for all other performances of “Let’s Murder Marsha” are available
at Pacific Ace Hardware
and the Chamber of Commerce office. Reservations for these shows can
be made by calling 7954014.
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from college?
Announce it in the Express — it’s free!
Call 795-4551 for assistance
Courtesy photo
Vatrena King brings her smooth jazz vocals to the stage of the
Community Center for the “Note of Elegance” on March 23
and 24. Presented by the Winters Music Boosters, this is the
primary fund-raiser in support of music programs in Winters
schools. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the no-host bar, curtain is at
8 p.m. Most of the tables for Saturday night have been sold,
but there are still plenty of tables and individual tickets available for Friday night. Tickets can be purchased at Pacific Ace
Hardware and at the Winters High School Office, and are $15
in advance or $20 at the door. Call Linda Johnson, 795-3447, to
reserve a table for eight. The evening features exceptional entertainment and fine desserts.
SCHOOL
Dale Mitchell told district
trustees on March 1 that student growth from development projected for 2008-09
is “iffy” and that the district
is probably going to need
more budget reductions.
Budget pressure also is
coming from the district’s
emphasis to better align resources with goals and directions and commitment to
close the achievement gap
between English language
learners and other students. Mitchell is recommending that the board approve using general fund
monies to fund a halftime
intervention teacher at
Rominger
Intermediate
School and a halftime intervention teacher at Waggoner Elementary School,
and to also use general fund
money to augment declining MediCal revenue to ensure that there is no reduction in pupil services or
classified positions for the
2007-08 school year.
Mitchell
also
wants
trustees to reinstate the assistant principal position at
Winters Middle School to a
fulltime position and add
English Language Learner
Coordinator responsibilities to the position. To pay
for these changes, he is suggesting a reduction in the
general fund reserve.
Trustees will consider the
recommendations at their
March 15 board meeting.
Holiday shift costly
This year, Martin Luther
King’s birthday — observed
on Jan. 15 — was a school
day because the school calendar approved by district
trustees and employee bargaining units used the time
off for that holiday to extend
winter break. As a result,
student absenteeism the
Awakening
the dreamer
symposium
The
Awakening
the
Dreamer — Changing the
Dream Symposium explores
the link between three of humanity’s most critical concerns: environmental sustainability, social justice
and spiritual fulfillment.
The event takes place on Saturday, March 17, 12:30-5:30
p.m. at the Unitarian Church
of Davis at 27074 Patwin
Road in Davis.
Using video clips, short
films, leading edge information, and group interactions,
participants gain new insight into the very nature of
our time and the opportunity we have to create an inspiring future. Those who
are ready to be moved to action, both individually and
collectively, as part of a
thriving community awakening from and changing the
dream of our modern industrial culture, are invited to
come to the symposium.
Registration can be done
at www.pachamama.org by
clicking on “Awakening the
Dreamer”
followed
by
“Symposium
Calendar”.
Registration should be for
the event scheduled in
Davis. The requested donation is $20. No one will be
turned away for the inability
to pay.
Sponsored by an alliance
of community members
committed to the future
well-being of our planet with
the Green Sanctuary Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis.
Obtain additional information at the Pachamama Alliance
website,
www.pachamama.org, or call
Cathy Dycaico M.D., 758-0645.
day that the rest of the nation observed the holiday
was four to five percent
higher than normal.
“Educationally and financially that is costly,”
Mitchell
told
district
trustees. And, although
school calendars are usually approved for two years at
a time, the 2007-08 school
calendar may shift back to
the traditional observance
of the MLK holiday if all
parties involved in calendar negotiations agree.
Mitchell’s
comments
were part board discussion
on preferences for the 200809 and 2009-10 calendars
that will be built by committee, but must be approved
by all three employee
groups and the board of
trustees before they can be
implemented.
In recent years, the
school district has adopted
calendars that conclude
the first semester before
winter break and have an
extended winter break so
there will be less absenteeism when school starts
in January.
Report cards
Student report cards
should be less confusing to
parents next year as the
school district strives to
standardize the format and
content of report cards for
grades K-8 and explain A
(advanced), P (proficient), B
(basic), BB (below basic),
and FBB (far below basic)
grades.
The grading system will
be tied to percentages, but
parents might be surprised
to know that their “B” student is performing in the 60
to 74 percent range instead
of the 80-90 percent range
usually associated with a
traditional “B.” Students
performing in the 90-100
percent range will earn an
“A,” but those in the 75-89
percent range will earn a
“P.” A 45-59 percent performance will earn students a
BB, and any scores below 45
will be in the FBB category.
“We’re trying to make report cards better reflect
how students are doing,” director of educational services Emilie Simmons said.
Personnel
Trustees approved a 5.31
percent
pay
increase,
retroactive to last July 1, for
members of the school district’s pupil personnel services bargaining unit. The
pay increase, which also applies to special education
and bilingual stipends,
boosts the salary range for
the district’s counselors,
nurses, speech and language therapists, and psychologists to $41,829 at the
beginning level ($47,599 for
psychologists) and $78,502
at the top of the range.
Preschool employees and
supervisory/confidential
employees also received
5.31 percent pay increases.
District administrators re-
ceived a 5.2185 percent pay
increase.
Several employees were
recognized by the board for
their service and dedication to the district. They included Gloria Alarcon,
crossing guard substitute;
Kathy Blankenship, counselor; Brad Burton, Daniel
Ward and Carla Cox, teachers; Sari Johns, payroll
technician; Suzanne Martin, Winters Middle School
principal; Yalina Prado,
bilingual
instructional
aide; Roberta “Bobbie” Riise, special education instructional aide; and Joyce
Snyder, secretary.
Trustees also approved
the release of three probationary teachers and 10
temporary certificated employees, effective at the end
of the current school year.
Shirley Rominger Intermediate School student
Naomi Mora received a certificate of recognition from
the board for her advancement in reading (two grade
levels) since the beginning
of the school year. Parent
Andrea McKenna received
board recognition for her
volunteer work organizing
Rominger School’s Boxtops
for Education program for
two consecutive years.
Next meeting
The next board meeting
will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, at Shirley
Rominger
Intermediate
School.
OBITS
40 years, and he is still admired at Pacific Hardware to this day.
Sandy’s lifelong passion
for golf started when he
learned to play as child on
the glamorous Sugarloaf
Golf Course, a sheep pasture with sand greens in
Monticello. Playing until
he was 80, he and Janice
could be seen enjoying
life to the fullest on beautiful courses around the
world.
Sandy is survived by
Janice, his wife of 59
years; his daughter, Ann
(Jim) Leonard of Walnut
Creek; his sons, William
Alexander (Tonia)
of
Seattle, Wash., John of Silver Springs, Nev., and
David (Darcy) of Dixon;
owner of Pacific Ace
Hardware in Winters, his
grandchildren
Amy,
Katie, Courtney, Megan,
Ian, Kalee and Drake; his
five great-grandchildren;
his
sister,
Rosemarie
Michael of Greenbrae;
and
his
sister-in-law
Gwenn, of Napa.
Sandy was preceded in
death by his parents, Albert A. McKenzie and
Ethel McDonald, and his
brother, Robert McKenzie.
A memorial service will
be held at the Monticello
Cemetery at Spanish Flat
on Wed. March 7, at 1 p.m.
Friends and family are encouraged to come and enjoy the beautiful hillside
setting
near
Lake
Berryessa where Sandy
grew up.
A reception will follow
immediately at the senior
center next door at 4380
Spanish Flat Loop Rd.,
Napa.
Winters (CA) Express, Thursday, March 8, 2007 — B-1
Sports
Warriors lose opener
then beat Live Oak 21-2
◆ Hedrick hits first
home run of the season
By ERIC LUCERO
Express sports
The Winters Warriors
didn’t start their season
the way they would have
liked or expected as they
traveled to Napa on
Thursday, March 1, to
take on Justin Sienna for
their season opener and
came home with a disappointing 8-3 loss. The
Warriors trailed by just
two runs in the fourth inning before costly mistakes took their toll on
their defense.
“We had one bad inning
and that’s all it took,” said
coach Jeff Ingles.
The defending section
champion Warriors look
to have a big season with
high hopes of winning
back to back titles but
may have to be patient in
their quest. The Warriors
have six players that
played on the basketball
team that have only had a
couple of practices this
season, three of which are
returning pitchers Alex
Thomson, Brock Neil and
Nathanael Lucero, who
combined over the last
two seasons have a pitching record of 27 wins, four
losses and three saves.
In Napa, Thomson
started on the mound for
the Warriors and threw
the first three innings to
take the loss, while Kevin
Rowell threw the last
three innings. At the
plate, the Warriors had
just three hits with Kaplan Smith batting 1-1
with an RBI. Lucero batted 1-2 with two runs
scored. Nick Hedrick batted 1-3 with a run scored,
while Neil picked up an
RBI for the Warriors.
The Warriors returned
home on Friday, March 2,
for their first home game
of the season and beat the
Live Oak Lions 21-2. Winters didn’t face the same
level of pitching that they
did in Napa but they did a
good job of swinging the
bat.
Photo by Eric Lucero
Warrior pitcher Kevin Rowell throws a strike to catcher
Jorge Huizar as shortstop Ray McIntire gets ready to
make a play.
Photo by Eric Lucero
Brock Neil holds a Justin Sienna base runner on first base
on March 1.
Rowell batted 2 for 2
with a run scored. Jorge
Huizar batted 2 for 3 with a
double, two runs scored
and four RBI. Lucero batted 2 for 4 with a run
scored and an RBI. Alexio
Jurado batted 1 for 1 with a
triple, four runs scored
and two RBI. Hedrick batted 1 for 2 with a homerun,
three runs scored and two
RBI. Cody Campos batted
1 for 2 with three runs
scored and three RBI. Ramon Bermudez batted 1
for 1 with a double. Greg
Contreras batted 1 for 2
with a run scored, while
John Cummings batted 1
for 3 with a double and two
runs scored.
Neil got the win for the
Warriors on the mound
throwing the first three innings, while Ray McIntire
threw the last two innings
for Winters.
Lady Warriors show improvement
ting. Today just about everybody was on.”
Mattie Long batted 3 for 4
The Winters High School with three singles and two
varsity softball team was RBIs. Jessica Graham was 2
back on the field for the first for 3 with two singles and a
time this season on Thurs- double. Amber Johnston
day, March 1, as the Warriors had a triple, Caitlin Calvert
double
and
Olivia
traveled to Napa to take on a
Justin Sienna but came Wingard hit a single.
“Overall I was very happy
home with a 12-6 loss. Winters only has 11 players with with the way we played,”
five juniors and three said Calvert. “Now that
sophomores, but second we’ve gotten that first game
year coach Traci Calvert is jitters out of the way, I’m
already pleased with the im- looking forward to a sucprovements she has seen cessful season.”
The Warriors traveled to
compared to last season.
“Our first game out Yuba City on Friday, March
showed a huge improve- 2, to play in the Live Oak
ment over last year both of- softball tournament. Winfensively and defensively,” ters played Live Oak in their
said coach Calvert. “Our first game and lost 6-0.
“We started off looking a
first at bat looked a little
shaky. Some of the new girls little sluggish,” Calvert
were nervous but settled said. “Their pitching was
down in the latter innings. much slower than we are
Defensively,
the
team used to and the girls had a
tough time adjusting to it.”
looked pretty good.
The Warriors were able to
“Five errors are five too
many, but looking back to adjust and hit the ball; unlast season, that number fortunately it was right to
was double. After a few the defense. They improved
committing
more games I expect to see defensively,
that number go down. I have
a lot of confidence in my infield.”
Sophomore
Caitlin
Calvert pitched the first
three innings, allowing
three runs on four hits, with
four errors, striking out
three and giving up no
walks, while Jessica Graham pitched the last three
innings, giving up nine runs
on 10 hits with just one error.
“Amber Johnston is anchoring our outfield again
this year, Calvert said. “Today she made a great catch
in centerfield that saved a
couple of runs. Mattie Long
at first base played a great
game, including assisting
with a double play, and
sophomore Chelsea Corrales did an excellent job
behind the plate for us.
“The biggest difference
between this year’s team
and last year’s was the hitBy ERIC LUCERO
Express sports
only three errors but those
errors turned into runs.
Graham pitched the first
inning for the Warriors and
gave up three runs on three
hits, with three strikeouts
and one walk. Calvert threw
the remainder of the game
and allowed three runs,
with three hits, one error,
three strikeouts and a walk.
Johnston had the Warriors
only hit.
On Saturday, March 3, the
Warriors played their second game of the tournament
and lost a close one to Lindhurst by a score of 3-2.
“This was a good game,”
Calvert said. “The infield
did a great job, shutting out
their bunt plays at least five
times. I was really proud of
them. Not one error occurred in the infield. We
made some mistakes in the
outfield that really cost us
the game. We know where
we need work and it’s early
enough in the season to get
it done.”
See SOFTBALL on page B-2
CODY’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Calvert named to all tournament team
Winters
softball
High
School
All
Tournament
team
Live Oak tournament. In
player
Caitlin
based on her outstanding
two full games, Calvert al-
Calvert was named to the effort on the mound in the
More sports
on page B-8
lowed just five hits.
Patrick Keuhn
Patrick Keuhn, a sophomore on
the Winters High School JV
baseball team, is this week’s
athlete of the week. In the Warriors first two games Kuehn
batted 5 for 9 with a double,
four stolen bases and pitched 5
and 2/3 scoreless innings for
two saves and eight strike outs.
FOOD FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Each Cody’s Athlete of the Week receives a FREE Lunch
B-2 — Winters (CA) Express, Thursday, March 8, 2007
Schools
Winters Jr. Warrior
program taking sign-ups
There will be sign ups
for junior cheerleaders
and football players at
Cody’s Deli on Sunday,
March 11, from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. There will also be
sign ups on Youth Day,
Saturday, April 28, at City
Park. All those interested
in signing up need to present a copy of their birth
certificates and insurance information.
The cost to participate
is $175. A deposit of $50
can be made during signups. The full amount must
be paid by the first prac-
tice day. Sponsorships
are available — inquire
during sign ups.
More coaches are still
needed. To become a
coach, inquire during
sign ups or ask any board
member.
Waggoner library gets ready
for book fair on March 12-16
The Scholastic Book
Fair is coming to Waggoner
Elementary
School Monday, March
12,
through
Friday,
March 16. Clifford the
Big Red Dog Storytime
will be featured during
the Book Fair. Clifford
is scheduled to read
stories to students in
the Waggoner multipurpose room on Tuesday,
March 13, at 8:45, 9:15,
9:45 and 10:15 a.m.
Afternoon kinder students will see Clifford
in the library at noon
on March 13. Parents
are invited to join stu-
dents for Clifford’s storytime and to visit the
Book Fair.
Parent
Conference
Week begins at Waggoner
on
Tuesday,
March 13, through Friday, March 16. Grades 13 will be released from
school at 1:06 p.m. during Parent Conference
Week. The Book Fair
will be open during
Parent
Conference
week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. until
4 p.m. On Wednesday,
March 14, the Book Fair
will be open from 8:30
a.m. until 1:45 p.m.
Parent volunteers are
needed to help run the
book fair. Contact Waggoner librarian Rita
Holder, 795-6121, extension 17, or send email to
[email protected]
g to help with the Book
Fair.
Teacher Wish Lists
will be posted during
the book fair for parents to view. This is a
great way for parents to
help increase their
child’s classroom library by purchasing a
book for their child’s
classroom teacher.
International storytelling planned
for children in the Community room
Courtesy photo
This year’s Winters Jr. Warrior football board includes, from left, (back) Terry Moore - at large, Scott
Williams - equipment manager, Rory Linton - vice president, Mark Layne - president, Rudy Baylor assistant equipment manager; (front) Sara Moore - cheer coordinator, Dawn Mayes -co-concession coordinator, Theresa Linton - co-concession coordinator, Kelly Lowrie - secretary. (Not pictured, Marni Ashdown - at large, Dave Ray - at large, Bridget Mariani - assistant secretary, Karen
Doyle - at large, and Christiana Grey – treasurer.)
Davis Martial Arts Festival planned
Discover the wonders of
Asian and European martial
arts at the Davis Martial Arts
Festival, April 28, 3:30 to 7
p.m., at Central Park, 3rd and
B streets in Davis, just east of
the UC Davis campus. Watch
demonstrations of aikido,
Brazilian and Japanese jujutsu, Western fencing, Korean
hapkido, judo, kendo, Chinese tai chi, Filipino stick
fighting, and more.
Learn what these arts have
to offer you in the way of
recreation, exercise, self-defense, and physical development. Participate in introductory workshops and experience the art firsthand. Ask
instructors and students
what full classes are like and
how to join.
This event is free of charge.
Bring the family and enjoy a
Saturday afternoon watching
students demonstrate solo
exercises, paired practice exercises, freestyle sparing,
self-defense
applications,
and formal presentations of
traditional martial technique.
For more information, see
www.davismartialartsfest.co
m; send questions to [email protected], or
call 757-2081.
Local gymnast excels in Bay Area competition
Along with the Aerials
Boys Gymnastics Team of
Vacaville, Kays went to San
Francisco on Feb. 18 to compete in the Gold Country
Classic at the Fort Mason
Center. Kays finished the
competition with scores of
9.450 in Floor, 9.500 on Pommel, 9.00 on Rings, 9.100 on
Vault, 9.400 on Parallel Bars,
and 8.950 on high bar. Kays’
all-around score totaled
55.400 and he finished first
in his age group within the
Level 4 competition.
Kays and the Aerials team
also traveled to Oakland
and competed in the Pacific
Coast Classic on Feb. 24.
This meet also included the
Pacific Coast Collegiate
Classic with numerous US
teams and over eight different countries competing.
Kays finished the competition with scores of 8.900 on
the High Bar, 9.100 on the
Vault, 9.100 on Parallel Bars,
9.300 on Floor, 9.500 on Pommel, and 9.850 on Rings. He
finished the meet with an
all-around score totaling
55.750, a personal best, and a
second place finish overall.
The Level 4 boys team finished third overall in the
competition. The Aerials
Boys Team, Level 4, will
travel to San Mateo for the
state championship on Saturday, March 10.
really stepped it up,” Calvert
said.
Long, Kraintz and Lindsay
Continued from page B-1
Mayhew-Hughes all had singles and Corrales had a douCaitlin Calvert pitched a ble for the Warirors.
“All the girls hit the ball
full game, allowing three
well,”
Calvert added. “It was
runs, on just two hits with two
strikeouts.
“Caitlin’s pitching has
been really consistent so far
this year. I hope she can keep
it up,” said coach Calvert.
Graham led the Warriors
with a double, while Ashley
Kraintz and Kelsy Fox both
had singles for the Warriors.
The Warriors played a second game on Saturday
against Biggs and lost 6-3.
“Facing some of the best
pitching we’ve seen, the girls
a big improvement over last
year.”
Graham pitched a full
game, giving up six runs on
11 hits, with two strikeouts
and two walks. In the field,
the Warriors committed just
one error.
Winters resident Christopher Kays traveled to Rohnert Park on Sunday, Feb. 4,
to compete in gymnastic
competition in the Wine
County Classic. Kays competed in level four, age nine
competition. He finished
the competition with a second place on the high bar
with a score of 8.6, 8.95
scores on the floor and the
rings for a first place on
rings. Kays scored 9.45 on
parallel bars for first place,
9.5 on vault for first place
and 9.525 on the pommel
horse also for first place.
Kays finished first overall
with an impressive all
around score totaling 54.975.
SOFTBALL
Children’s International Storytelling will take
place in the Community
Room at International
House, 10 College Park in
Davis, on Sunday, March
18, from 2-3 p.m. Awardwinning writer and storyteller J. Glenn Simpson,
(aka Red Beard), will entertain in the tradition of
Celtic bards of old. His
performances bring to
life stories ancient and
modern.
Red Beard will tell one
of his signature stories,
the Celtic folktale “The
Old Hag’s Long Leather
Bag.” Children are delighted with Red Beard’s
rendition of the characters (especially the animals) in this story. Additionally, Red Beard will
share some of his favorite dragon stories and
will be sure to wear his
Scottish kilt.
The storytelling event
is open to the public.
There is no charge for International House members. There is a suggested donation for nonmembers: $2 per person
or $5 per family.
Every third Sunday afternoon per month, children ages 4 through 10
enjoy storytelling performances with international content at the I-House.
For more details, contact Shirley German, 7584196, or Kathryn Tyson,
753-5007. More information on the Storytelling
Program is at www.internationalhousedavis.org/s
torytelling.
on
Redbeard
see
www.redbeardtales.com
International
House,
Davis is an independent,
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Winters (CA) Express, Thursday,March 8, 2007 — B-3
Nuestras Noticias
¿ Acuerdo en este año?
Asuntos comunes
En una semana mas se reunirán los presidentes de México y de Estados Unidos, en Mérida, y en realidad lo que necesitan hacer es enfocarse en otros asuntos que son de suma importancia para los dos países, y no tratar de poner el
tema de la inmigración como el plato fuerte de
las conversaciones, la relación entre los dos
países esta llena de mucha diversidad y al mismo
tiempo es demasiado compleja.
Si ponemos atención a las noticias mundiales
el flujo migratorio entre los países es ya algo tan
natural, especialmente cuando los habitantes de
un país pobre o de un país con un desarrollo
lento, buscan una mejor vida, esto resulta en el
movimiento natural emigrando a los países que
tienen las oportunidades para poder llenar esos
vacíos de pobreza y necesidad que se tiene en su
país de origen. Nosotros somos un ejemplo de lo
anterior al emigrar de México a este país. Y así
como nosotros llegamos aquí, en Europa y en
todo el mundo se esta dando este fenómeno, lo
que ahora se conoce como la globalizacion
mundial.
Hay demasiados temas que se necesitan
hablar, como insistir en el respeto de los derechos humanos para los inmigrantes que cruzan la
frontera, por supuesto esta la seguridad nacional
de los Estados Unidos, y por que no, también debería ser prioridad para México ante las recientes amenazas de Al-Qaeda, esta también el
contrabando de pequeñas armas de norte a sur,
que pertrechan a delincuentes que tanto daño
hacen a nuestras dos sociedades, con el tráfico
de sur a norte de estupefacientes. Economía, intercambio cultural y artístico, asuntos del medio
ambiente, comerciales... La lista es muy larga y
ha sido desatendida.
Lamentablemente el gobierno de Vicente Fox
fue tan terco que sabiendo que no iba a lograr
una reforma migratoria, perdió el tiempo buscando esta con su homologo Bush, que acabo por
descuidar la relación entre los dos países.
El gobierno de Fox quería una “enchilada completa”, un convenio de todo o nada, y México se
quedo sin nada. Las circunstancias han cambiado, en el Capitolio los legisladores de mayoría
demócrata parecen estar ensamblando un
proyecto, con partes de propuestas descartadas,
particularmente la de los senadores Edward
Kennedy y John McCain, que propone regularizaciones y cuotas. El líder del Senado, Harry Reid,
reveló que el asunto puede ser encarrilado dentro de un mes.
Como dueño de la puerta de entrada, los Estados Unidos cierran y abren la puerta según la
necesidad de trabajadores, si los legisladores de
México logran que se respete a los mexicanos
que cruzan la frontera legal o ilegalmente seria
muy alentados. Debemos esperar que los dos
presidentes amplíen el dialogo, para que haya
un replanteamiento de una relación que benéfica para ambos países.
strucción de un muro de
700 millas para evitar la
entrada de indocumentados, se discuten en el
congreso varias propuestas para legalizar a los 12
millones de ellos que ya
están aquí. Por fin ¿los
inmigrantes son bienvenidos o rechazados?
¿Que parte predomina
en Estados Unidos: la
que discrimina a los inmigrantes o la que, por el
contrario, le abre las
puertas y le ayuda a superarse a los recién llegados?
Este año existe la oportunidad para que el congreso controlado por los
demócratas, le envíe al
presidente Bush
una
propuesta para que si
Bush la aprueba, la pueda firmar. Y hasta ahorita es el único tema en
donde ellos están de
acuerdo, porque ni en la
guerra de Irak, ni en
temas como la economía
y
el
calentamiento
mundial.
Pero el tiempo apremia
y deberán de empezar a
trabajar en un acuerdo y
Complacencia
Cuando todos esperamos que este sea el año
para reformar el sistema
de migración, el gobierno federal esta mostrando lo duro y cruel que
puede ser al llevar
varias redadas de indocumentados en todo el
país, en el plano político
esto lo podríamos interpretar como un gusto que
el presidente Bush le
esta ofreciendo a los
conservadores del partido político, tratando de
mostrar una mano de hierro contra los ilegales,
para después poder tener una reforma mas razonable, como diciendo
primero los asusto y después me tienen que
complacer con mi plan.
Todos entendemos el
derecho del gobierno a
llevar a cabo estas
forzar la identidad permite redadas, pero ellos no
una rápida conexión con el toman en cuenta el imdeporte.
pacto que están teniendo
En televisión, programas
en las familias que práccomo Ver para creer y
ticamente están partienMadTV son algunos ejempdo, la excusa del gobierlos donde abundan estos
comerciales y las com- no es que las redadas son
pañías gastan alrededor de en contra de personas
23.5 millones de dólares. que tenían ordenes de
Los adolescentes carecen deportación y más probde un espíritu crítico acerca lemas con la justicia.
Quizá no tendríamos ardel valor de los comerciales
gumentos
para decir que
y también de la programación. El espíritu crédulo Estados Unidos esta hales permite creer que todo ciendo mal, están en su
lo que ven es una realidad; derecho y eso tenemos
así es como incorporan que reconocerlo, lo que
ideas y conceptos sin exam- quizá debemos cuesinarlos.
tionar es la manera en
Al asociar un producto con que los agentes llevan a
las imágenes de un show de
moda, dan permiso para incorporar en sus vidas el
mensaje vinculado a éste.
Todo esto, que ya no nos llama la atención porque nos
hemos acostumbrado demasiado a ver y escuchar,
La matrícula para el
forma impresiones perkindergarten
para el 2007durables en sus vidas.
08
año
escolar
empezara
Los más expuestos son los
que viven en grandes ciu- del 12-30 de marzo en la Esdades, que llevan una vida cuela de Waggoner. Los formás ajetreada, más pre- mularios de registratión
siones y menos presencia pueden ser recogidos en la
de los padres. Las mayores oficina de la escuela en 500
inversiones de comerciales West Edwards Street, de 8
de bebidas alcohólicas se
realizan en Los Ángeles, Miami, San Antonio, San Francisco y Houston. Las consecuencias son trágicas. Los
jóvenes latinos son quienes
consumen más alcohol y
comienzan temprano a
verse involucrados en accidentes
automovilísticos,
homicidios y suicidios.
Jóvenes y alcohol
Si bien muchos padres se
preocupan de que sus hijos
tomen decisiones informadas acerca del uso del alcohol y las drogas, a otros se
les escapa la realidad: el
impacto de los medios de difusión que también contribuyen a la toma de decisiones. Conociendo que la
población latina es la que
más rápidamente se multiplica en este país, y que el
40% está conformado por
menores de 21 años (en comparación con el 30% de la
población general), resulta
ser fuente de atracción para
quienes comercializan las
bebidas alcohólicas.
Un estudio realizado determinó que los hispanos
están mucho más expuestos
a los comerciales de bebidas alcohólicas que los
otros jóvenes. Las compañías invierten más en las
revistas en inglés, porque la
mayoría
de
nuestros
jóvenes ya inmersos en el
sistema escolar local terminan teniendo más fluidez en
ese idioma que en el español. Por otro lado, aquellos que recién han llegado a
este país quieren identificarse con la corriente actual, por lo que las revistas en
inglés resultan más atractivas.
En cuanto a la radio, no
hace falta más que escuchar
un campeonato deportivo
para darse cuenta que allí
están los patrocinadores de
bebidas alcohólicas, todas
propuestas como la fórmula
exquisita para aliviar la
sed. Los deportes están enraizados en la cultura latina, y la necesidad de re-
Estamos viviendo en un
país que parece que un
día eres aceptado y al
otro día te atacan, me refiero a las personas y
asociaciones que se han
dado a la tarea de buscar
como perjudicar a los inmigrantes que no tienen
la suerte de tener papeles, y al mismo tiempo
dentro de nuestra misma
sociedad
nos
encontramos con el otro lado
de la moneda, personas y
asociaciones que luchan
por dar al inmigrante el
valor y dignidad que
como personas tienen.
En unos estados como el
de Arizona ya votaron
para quitarle la ciudadanía a los hijos de inmigrantes ilegales, y en
otros estados se están
dando a la tarea de declarar el ingles como la
lengua oficial, y más
cosas que seguiremos mirando y escuchando en
contra de los inmigrantes ilegales, hasta
que no se tenga una reforma migratoria.
Al mismo tiempo en que
se ha iniciado la con-
cabo las detenciones,
tan siquiera mostraran
mas humanidad y compasión para aquellas
personas que con su trabajo esta dando beneficios económicos a esta
sociedad.
Existe una gran
hipocresía que permite
disfrutar los precios bajos de los productos y
servicios ligados a los indocumentados, al mismo
tiempo que se les persigue
como
delincuentes. Por ejemplo, a
estos inmigrantes se les
autoriza a tener un
número especial para
que paguen impuestos,
pero deben salir a trabajar cada mañana con el
temor de que no regresarán a su casa.
La única manera de
poner un poco de sentido
común a este panorama
es legislando una reforma migratoria razonable
que tome en cuenta los
aspectos de seguridad,
de necesidad económica
y, por supuesto, la parte
humana. Millones de
personas han construido
una vida productiva en
Estados Unidos y han
formado hogares en nuestro país. Ellos merecen
la oportunidad de seguir
cumpliendo sus responsabilidades sin miedo a
que una deportación destruya el sacrificio de
muchos años.
La registratión de
kinder comienza
de la mañana a 4 de la
tarde durante la semana.
Entregen los formularios
de registratión completado
en la oficina de Escuela de
Waggoner no mas tarde del
30 de marzo. Para más información, llame a 7956121.
Suscribase al
Winters Express.
Able a 795-4551 o visite la pagina de internet
trabajar en todos esos
posibles detalles que no
pudieran concordar, este
parece ser el año para la
reforma, tiene que ser
antes del fin de año, ya
que no hay elecciones
que pudieran influir en
alguna decisión al respecto. Y lo mejor es que
Bush no se tiene que preocupar por buscar la reelección. Si se dejara
para el año 2008, se
perderá la oportunidad.
La campaña por la presidencia se lo va a comer
todo el próximo año y
ningún candidato se la va
a jugar apoyando a indocumentados que ni
siquiera votan. Tengan
por seguro que el congreso ya se ha dado cuenta
de cómo votaron los hispanos en las elecciones
pasadas, y por lo menos
eso les va a hacer pensar
mas en como obtener un
arreglo que al final de
cuentas les favorezca
también a ellos con sus
electores.
Los republicanos solo
obtuvieron el 29 por
ciento del voto latino por
la percepción de que los
republicanos son antiinmigrantes,
Si
los
votantes latinos, que
cada
vez
son
más,
perciben que el partido
Republicano boicoteó de
nuevo la legalización de
indocumentados, van a
votar contra ellos en el
2008.
De igual manera, si los
electores hispanos no
ven que el partido
Demócrata hizo una verdadero esfuerzo por reformar las leyes migratorias, les van a pasar la
cuenta en las elecciones
del próximo año.
La política de inmigración en este país es
muy variable, a veces
muy dura, otras veces
muy blanda, pero casi
siempre los extranjeros
somos bienvenidos. Personalmente no me puedo
quejar, me han tratado
bien, así como a millones
de gentes y tengo la leve
esperanza de que el congreso y el presidente hagan lo correcto y tengamos una verdadera reforma migratoria.
B-4 — Winters (CA) Express, Thursday,March 8, 2007
Features
Desk jobs can promote
varicose vein problems
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I
am in my 20s and have a
desk job. I find it difficult
to sit without crossing my
legs. In one year, I have
gotten noticeable varicose veins. I exercise 30
minutes every day. I take
birth control pills. Does
the risk of blood clots go
up with the appearance of
these veins? How can I
stop their progression? —
C.E.
ANSWER: Varicose veins
can encourage clot formation, but clots in varicose
veins that can be seen are
not usually dangerous
clots. Clots in the veins
deep in the legs are the
ones that present a serious threat. Pieces of those
clots can break off and be
swept into the lungs,
where they cause big
trouble.
Stop crossing your legs,
even if you find it difficult. Crossed legs hinder
the return of blood to the
heart and dilate leg veins.
For the same reason,
don’t wear anything that
constricts the thighs or
the waist. Do wear elastic
support stockings. While
at your desk, get into the
habit of contracting your
leg muscles every 15 minutes, five to 10 times. That
keeps blood moving in the
leg veins. If you can get up
and walk around, that’s
even better.
Birth control pills do promote clots.
The varicose vein report
describes this problem in
great detail. Readers can
order a copy by writing to:
Dr. Donohue — No. 108W,
Box 536475, Orlando, FL
32853-6475. Enclose a
check or money order (no
cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6.75
Canada with the recipient’s printed name and
address. Please allow
four weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
As a kid, I perfected
belching to a fine art. As
an adult, I find myself doing so involuntarily. It
mortifies me. How can it
be controlled? Maybe I’m
being punished for my
childhood antics. — R.R.
ANSWER: Swallowed air
is responsible for most
belching.
You
might
protest that you don’t
swallow air when you eat.
You do. Everyone does.
Some swallow more than
others, and all are unaware of what they’re doing.
Slow your eating. If you
eat rapidly, you are bound
to gulp air. The swallowed
air distends your stomach,
and a belch is the only way
to obtain relief.
Keep your lips together
when you swallow. If you
can’t manage to do so,
keep your teeth as close
together as you possibly
can while swallowing food
and drink.
Don’t chew gum. Don’t
drink carbonated beverages. Don’t smoke.
***
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Is
cigar smoking less dangerous than cigarette
smoking? My husband has
switched from cigarettes
to cigars. A good idea? —
L.B.
ANSWER: Cigar smoking
is a bit less dangerous
than cigarette smoking,
but not so much that it
constitutes a health bonanza. If cigar smokers
don’t inhale, they protect
their lungs. Former cigarette smokers, however,
are used to inhaling, and
often inhale cigar smoke.
Cigar smokers absorb
nicotine through the linings of the mouth. Nicotine constricts arteries —
not a healthy effect. They
put themselves at a high
risk for cancers of the
mouth, tongue and larynx
(voice box).
***
Dr. Donohue regrets that
he is unable to answer individual letters, but he
will incorporate them in
his column whenever possible. Readers may write
him or request an order
form of available health
newsletters at P.O. Box
536475, Orlando, FL 328536475.
(c) 2007 North America
Synd., Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Soon we will all see the casualties of war
Soon the war will come
home to us. Up until now,
the war has been just something that we read about in
the papers or see on the
news. That will all change
now that there has been sufficient recovery time for
many seriously wounded
veterans of the war in Iraq.
At first you will see one or
two disabled veterans in
church, at the mall, or just
on the street. In time there
will be more and more, and
they will seem to be everywhere. They will be missing
legs or arms and some will
be scarred or burnt. They
will not be pretty.
There are 23,417 seriously
wounded American soldiers and they are soon to be
on every street in every
town across the nation.
Those of us who are old
enough can remember
when the Vietnam era veterans had recovered enough
to flood out upon our
streets. Most disabled Veterans will agree that they all
share a feeling of invisibility. They feel that “normal”
people look right through
them and don’t seem to notice them. I think it’s because of the uncomfortable
feeling you get when someone with horrible wounds is
near. Many people will walk
right past them as if they
weren’t there.
I am a disabled veteran
myself and I am guilty of the
same offense. I was released from the army in 1971
and I don’t remember much
about 1972 except that I ran
into a friend from high
school. Dean Adams was a
one of those good looking,
popular, football players.
All the girls would swoon as
he passed them in the halls.
He had everything going for
him at home but he, like
many of our peers went to
war and put regular life on
hold. I ran into him in a grocery store. I didn’t recognize
him as he walked up and
called my name. I looked up
and I was taken aback by the
sight. His right arm was
gone. We shook hands with
our left hands.
I asked him what was up
with the hair on his nose
and with a laugh he told me
that his nose had been
blown away. The doctors
had grafted skin from his
back onto his nose, thus the
hair. I told him that he had
better shave that puppy and
he laughed at that too.
As I looked him in the eye
it was apparent to me that,
like me, his heart was breaking. It was breaking and
there wasn’t much of either
of our hearts left to break. I
looked at him and he looked
at me and I know that we
were both thinking and
wondering why this war had
to happen at all. It was a
dreadful experience for
both of us. I never saw Dean
again because he killed
himself a month or so later.
The Vietnam War was
built on lies. In 1964 Robert
McNamara used falsified
intelligence reports that
were directly tied to President Johnson’s decision to
initiate the blanket bombing of North Vietnam. It gets
worse if you want to read the
“Pentagon Papers.” Lies,
lies, everywhere are lies.
Take a look at today’s news
and you will find that it’s
happening again.
Now we find that our intelligence community had intentionally invented reports that were used as justification for our invasion of
Iraq. (i.e. Radium from
Africa and association with
al Qaeda, neither of which
turned out to be true.) What
kind of a man would deliberately falsify a report,
knowing that its result will
be the killing and maiming
of thousands of people.
Bush is pleading innocent
via lack of knowledge of the
truthfulness of the reports.
So why did he use these reports without verifying their
legitimacy. Whatever happened to “The buck stops
here?” I believe that Bush
and Cheney are two of the
greatest idiots that have
ever reached into the pockets of the American people,
and that’s exactly what they
are doing.
You must consider the
reasons for the falsification
of a document that has the
power to send two nations
headlong into full scale war.
Why would someone do
that? I will tell you why; the
almighty dollar. Bush, Cheney, and the rest of the
goons on capital hill all have
financial ties to major corporations throughout the
nation. Enron, Halliburton,
and who knows what else.
There are billions of dollars up for grabs. Here are
the contracts awarded on
just two days this month.
(Feb. 14 and 16) When you
consider that it was probably a year prior to the beginning of the war that the first
contracts were awarded
and it has been five years
hence, that’s a lot of money.
~ Feb. 14, 2007: Stronghold
Engineering
Inc.,
Riverside, CA, $11,865,452;
Hess Corporation, Woodbridge, N.J., maximum
$5,224,042; Truman Arnold
Companies, DBA TAC Air,
Amarillo, TX, maximum
$16,304,474; McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, CA,
$10,000,000; Textron Marine
& Land Systems, New Orleans, LA, $28,434,303.
~ Feb. 16, 2007: Raytheon
CO.,
McKinney,
TX,
$70,400,000; Northrop Grumman
Mission
Systems,
Clearfield, UT, $57,653,113;
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, CA,
$5,000,000; AAI Corporation,
Hunt
Valley,
MD,
$24,931,772;
Esterline
Armtec
Defense
Inc.,
Coachella, CA, $24,158,793;
Kilgore Flares Company
L.L.C.,
Toone,
TN,
$18,899,083.
The boys on the hill all
have their hands in the till;
you can believe it. If you
don’t believe me, check for
yourself. By law, elected officials are required to provide financial statements to
the public. It is there all laid
out for you to view. War is big
money. It’s as simple as that.
That is what I was thinking
when I heard the news of
Dean Adam’s suicide. I was
so angry and there was nothing that I could do. I spent
the next 30 years in a druginduced fog. Only now, in my
old age, do I feel like speaking out.
I only hope that there is
someone out there who can
hear me and perhaps be
smarter and braver than I,
and actually do something
about the state that we are
in. Killing for dollars —
what a miserable game we
play. The sad thing is that
now our children will play
the same game.
Pleased
to meet you
Name:Francisco “PJ” Fernandez
Occupation: Student at
Wolfskill (senior)
Hobby: Skateboarding
What’s best about living in
Winters: “Nice People.”
Fun fact: Can do a backflip
off a wall.
ARIES (March 21 to April
19) You’re correct to want
to help someone who
seems to need assistance. But be careful that
he or she isn’t pulling the
wool over those gorgeous
Sheep’s eyes. You need
more facts.
TAURUS (April 20 to May
20) Your Bovine optimism will soon dispel the
gloom cast by those
naysayers
and
pessimists who still hover
close by. Also, that good
news you recently received is part of a fuller
message to come.
GEMINI (May 21 to June
20) Feeling jealous over
a colleague’s success
drains the energy you
need to meet your own
challenges. Wish him or
her well, and focus on
what you need to do. Results start to show in midMarch.
CANCER (June 21 to July
22) You’re likely to feel
somewhat Crabby these
days, so watch what you
say, or you could find
yourself making lots of
apologies. Your mood
starts to brighten by the
weekend.
LEO (July 23 to August
22) Your pride might still
be hurting from those unflattering remarks someone made about you. But
cheer up, you’re about to
prove once again why
you’re the Top Cat in
whatever you do.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A misunderstanding with a co-worker could become a real
problem unless it’s resolved soon. Allow a
third party to come in
and assess the situation
without pressure or prejudice.
LIBRA (September 23 to
October 22) Call a family
meeting to discuss the
care of a loved one at this
difficult time. Be careful
not to let yourself be
pushed into shouldering
the full burden on your
own.
SCORPIO (October 23 to
November 21) An upcoming decision could open
the way to an exciting
venture. However, there
are some risks you
should know about. Ask
more questions before
making a commitment.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21)
Personal matters need
your attention during the
earlier part of the week.
You can start to shift your
focus to your workaday
world by midweek. Friday brings news.
CAPRICORN (December
22 to January 19) You’ve
been going at a hectic
pace for quite a while.
It’s time now for some
much-needed rest and
recreation to recharge
those hardworking batteries.
AQUARIUS (January 20
to February 18) This is a
good time to upgrade
your current skills or
consider getting into an
entirely different training program so that you
can be prepared for new
career opportunities.
PISCES (February 19 to
March 20) Keep a low
profile in order to avoid
being lured away from
the job at hand. Focus on
what has to be done, and
do it. There’ll be time later to enjoy fun with family and friends.
BORN THIS WEEK: You
can be a dreamer and a
realist. You dream of
what you would like to
do, and then you face the
reality of how to do it.
(c) 2007 King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
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Additional benefits avail.
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707/446-9748
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DENTAL RDA needed
F/T, w/min. 2 yrs. exp.
Friendly & dependable
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fax resume to 707/4273243
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SECURITY/LOSS PREVENTION
AGENTS
Theft apprehension in
retail stores in FF area.
Good comm. & report
writing skills a+. FT/PT,
$10-$12/hr. + bnfts.
DOE. Monument Security 916-564-4234 Guard
Card Req’d.
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FOOD
SERVICE
WORKER & COOK POSITIONS
Temporary
summer jobs. Work and
visit foreign ports aboard
the Calif Maritime Academy’s Training Ship
GOLDEN BEAR Call
707-654-1140 for job
bulletins 43 & 44 for
more info. Applications
will be reviewed Mar.
23—don’t be left out!
EOE
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Counselors for residential male facility. Exp. or
AA, BS degree Must be
very motivated & enjoy
working with youths.
707/863-9983
6-4tp
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Drivers: 150 K Per Year
Teams! Earn More plus
Great Benefits! Western
Regional Solo and Team
runs. Enterprises 1800346-2818 x123
5-3tcc
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PASTRY BAKER, F/T
Min. 2 yrs. work exp. req’d. Call Roland @
Rosanna’s
European
Delights. (707)422-2253
5-2tp
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Tomats restaurant now
hiring part-time server/
bar tender. Apply in person 1123 Grant Ave.
Wed.-Sun. After 5 no
phone calls.
5-tfn
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TEACHERS, F/T. Apply
in person @ Kiddie
Academy 880 Alamo Dr.,
Vacaville
5-5tp
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Office Assistant needed
on a temporary basis.
18-20 hrs-3 days/wk,
starting the week of
March 19 through April
20 (approx dates). Experienced in MS Word,
Outlook Express. Call
530-795-5066.
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Parts Counter Person
General Motors & Computer exp. a plus. Union
Shop. Excellent pay
scale, superior benefits,
pension program Signing Bonus
Call for interview appt.
(510) 222-2070
Bill Nelson Chevrolet,
Inc.
6-2tp
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AFTER SCHOOL
INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE-City of Winters, CA
(Salary Range $12.00
per hour) This new parttime position will provide
support to the site coordinator. Provide instruction to students as instructed. Perfome a varietyof clerical duties as
assigned. Maintain the
confidentiality of student
records and imformation
according to established
guidelines.
Expertise
with computer software
such as Windows operating system, mucrosoft
Office applications. Other duties as assigned.
Equivalent to the completion of the tweltfth
grade. Some verifiablework experience with
young people. Possession of valid Class C Drivers License is required.
Applications will be accepted until filled. Fully
completed City application required. Pre-emplyment physical and
drug screening required
of successful candidate.
Submit hjob application
to: Director of Administrative Services, 318
First Street, Winters, CA
95694.
795-4901
ext.100 Position description and job application
available at www.cityofwinters.org EOE/ADA
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week. Call 795-4551
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Drivers:
Avg. Weekly
$1000-$1500
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Expanding
Tanker Runs in Sacramento CDL-A w/X, 2 yrs.
exp. 866-339-0072
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Admin Asst. $10/hr to
start,
PT.
Answer
phones, data entry, filing,
MS Office, weekdays,
will train. Call Marshele
M-F noon to 4 p.m. at
795-4133, ext. 2355-2tc
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DRIVER:
HOSTLER
Class A req’d. Fairfield
facility, F/T. $17/hr., bnfts. Clean DMV req’d.
Call Dee 916/662-3787
6-2tp
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Medical MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
Healthy
Work
Environment
BLOOD CENTERS OF
THE PACIFIC seeks
Medical Assts. to work
out of center located in
Fairfield. Full training &
orientation prgrm. MA/
Phlebotomist certificate
(& 3 mo. blood drawing
exp.), driver’s lic. & clean
driving record req’d.
Send resume to BCP
Human Resources JOB CODE: NBCDT PO
Box 591329 San Francisco, CA 94159-1329
Fax (415) 749-6620 or
email:
[email protected]
EOE/AA
www.bloodcenters.org
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM SITE COORDINATOR -- City of Winters, CA
(Salary Range $20.00
per hour) This new parttime position will be responsible for the operation of a comprehensive,
after school program
(i.e. academis performance,
enrichment,
and/or community involvement). Supervise,
teach, schedules, coordinates and conducts
programs for children
grades
kindergartenthrough fifth grades,
works with neighborhood and community
groups on after school
programs. Works closely
with parents to promote
and understanding of
growth and development
of their child; promotes
and supervises health,
emotional, social and intellectual development
of each child;ensures
safgety of each child’ co
ordinates distributionof
snacks to children’ prepares concisewritten reports on program results
ie’ tracks attendance
and other California Department of Education
(CDE), employee evaluations and other evaluations as needed. Performs related duties as
assigned.
Must be able to read and
write Spanish. Expertise
with email and computer
software such as Windows operating system,
Microsoft Office applications. Equivalent to the
completion ofthe twelfth
grade. Some verifiable
work experience with
young people early
childhood
education,
recreation or closely related filed is desirable.
Possession of a valid
Class C Drivers License
is required. Applications
will be accepted until
filled. Fully completed
City application required. Pre-emplyment
physical
and
drug
screening requred of sccuessful candidate.
Submit job application
to: Director of Administrative Servuces, 318
First Street, Winters CA
95694. 795- 4901 ext.
100 Position description
and job application available at www.cityofwinters.org EOE/ADA
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Read Winters Express
classifieds on the web.
wintersexpress.com
Nursing
Registered
Nurses
Needed!
Healthy Work Environment
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ON
BONUS!!! BLOOD CENTERSOF THE PACIFICseeks Nurses to work in
upbeat, fast paced blood
bank in Fairfield. Full
training & orientation
prgrm. Exc. fringe bnfts.
incl. uniform allowance,
medical, dental & vision
coverage + generous
Paid Time Off Program
for 30+ hrs. employees.
Flex. sched. may incl.
wknds. Valid CA nursing
lic. & driver’s lic. w/ clean
DMV record, req’d. Submit resume with
JOB CODE: NBCRN:
Fax (415) 749-6620 or
email: resumes@ bloodcenters.org or mail: P.O.
Box 591329, SF, CA
94159-1329 EOE/AA
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WATER QUALITY LABORATORY The FairfieldSuisun Sewer District, in
Fairfield, CA is staffing its
new Water Quality Laboratory. Three positions
are available immediately: • Water Quality Lab
Manager • Water Quality
Lab Technician I • Water
QualityLab Technician II
For more information on
these exciting job opportunities, visit our website
at www.fssd.com Exc.
sal. & bnfts., including
CalPERS retirement &
medical plans. To apply,
mail resume to
H.R.
Dept., Fairfield-Suisun
Sewer District 1010
Chadbourne Rd. Fairfield, CA 94534 These
positions will be open until filled. Phone: 707/4289150 Fax: 707/429-1280
Email:
[email protected]
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DRIVER/MOVER Class
A lic. Local kitchen cabinet deliveries. Bilingual
English/Spanish a must.
$16/hr. Bnfts./pension.
Apply in person with
DMV printout: 5165 Fulton Dr., Cordelia
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Tailwaggers
Pet Sitting/ Dog Walking. Loving
Attention to Your Pets
and Home.
Bonnie McManus
(530)908-0975
Bonded & Insured
Serving Winters,
Davis and Esparto
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Pet Sitting Service
Care for Birds, Cats,
Dogs & Fish, also Plant
Care, Taxi Service to Vet
Appointments. TLC for
your pet in your home.
bonded and insured.
Call for more info. 7955855.
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For Rewarding Careers ...
NorthBay Healthcare has the following
Full Time and Part Time opportunities:
Clinical Pharmacist
Clinical Lab Scientist- Supervisor
Clinical Lab Scientist IV- Blood Bank
Occupational Therapist
Medical Asst- Perinatal Care Specialist
Physical Therapist Assistant
Respiratory Care Practitioner II
Cardiac Ultrasound Tech II
Radiologic Tech II- Radiology
Speech Language Pathologist
Substance Abuse Specialist
Ultrasonographer
Would you like to be a part of our team?
We would love to have you join our
growing workforce of over 280 employees:
❖ CNA P/T, On-Call
❖ Dietary Aide, No exp. needed, F/T
❖ Dishwasher, P/T
❖ LVN, P/T, On-Call
❖ Maintenance Tech, P/T
❖ Servers, P/T
Paradise Valley Estates offers a great benefit
package along with competitive wages, a
beautiful facility, professional environment,
and wonderful staff!
For more information or to apply, please visit our
website at www.northbay.org.
Paradise Valley Estates is a drug-free workplace.
Pre-employment screening is required.
To apply - applications are available at
PARADISE VALLEY ESTATES
2600 ESTATES DRIVE, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533.
Compassionate Care. Advanced Medicine. Close to Home.
Call 707-432-1100 for directions
or Fax resume to 707-426-0996.
Accounting, Payroll & Tax
Preparation
19 Main Street, Winters
(530) 795-1283
Email: [email protected]
ARCHITECTURE
D E S I G N W O R K S
ARCHITECTURE + PLANNING
ERIC DOUD
General Contractors
LANDSCAPING
Don Weins & Son
Construction
SUPERIOR SOD
Professional landscaping, concrete work, sod lawns, tree &
shrub installation. Drainage systems. No St. Lic. (707) 330-9353
Custom Homes and Remodeling
Excellent References,
25 yrs. exp. Lic. #743814
(530) 795-1511
(530) 304-6404
A CONTRACTOR WHO
DELIVERS!
Minor remodel or major addition
20 yrs. of quality craftsmanship
Warner & Co. Lic #387764
LAWN EQUIPMENT
Sales, Service & Repair
of Lawn mowers
Chain Saws & Small Engines
801 B Davis Street, Vacaville
707 446-7325
15 Main Street, Winters
Ph. 530.795.3506
Cell 530.902.1242
General Home Repair
HANDYMAN SERVICES
Painting
[email protected]
www.ericdoudarchitect.com
Plumbing, Electrical, Flooring,
Drywall, Painting, etc.
15 years experience, reliable,
Winters Resident
R & J Home Repairs
Call Bob at 707-761-0646
Andronis Painting
ASPHALT
P.S. ASPHALT
Paving, Grading & Seal
Coating, Concrete. Get
10% off! Free Est. #665676
707-689-4285 or 448-4654
Concrete
CALASCIO CONCRETE
Quality above all.
20 years experience. Any finish available, from basic concrete to
colored and/or tamped decorative.
CA Lc#842561
(530) 795-3940 lv. message
Gutter Cleaning
A+ GUTTER CLEANING
WINDOW CLEANING
FREE ESTIMATES
530-758-6891
530-613-6000 cell
Jim Henning, Owner
HARDWOOD FLOORS
AMAZING WOOD FLOORS
All types of hardwood floors.
Installation, refinishing, custom work.
Lic# 859611 (530) 219-4902
LAND LEVELING
MAKE A STATEMENT
or KEEP IT SIMPLE
Your design or ours. Simple finish or
Stamped! Color? Stone & Brick
Driveways l Decks l Trellises
20 yrs. experience. Warner & Co.
(530)304-6404 Lic. #387764
Lic. #390827
Editing Services
Proofreading, indexing,
editing, technical writing
L. Ireland
(916) 371-3480
Affordable Int./Ext. Painting
40 years Experience
Grading, Pads, Roads, etc.
Cell (707) 689-4040
Heating & Air
Call (707) 689-4403
#790696
RAMIREZ PAINT
Interior and Exterior
THE FENCE SPECIALIST
Ask for Rich
707-373-9106
(707) 435-8551
St. Lic. #852962
Paralegal
MOBILE PARALEGAL
Why Pay More?
Living Trust, Divorce, Support,
Visitation Modifications
24 hrs/7 days/week
(707) 451-3581
Quality Plumbing
and Improvements
Repair & New Installation Service
Commercial & Residential
Kitchen & Bath Remodels
Modular Homes “Our Specialty”
530-787-3868
Lic. & Bonded #840327
Michael Eads
Toll Free: 1-866-733-3031
Cell: 1-530-308-1986
OLLER Construction
Redwood/Cedar/Vinyl
All Styles, 25 yrs exp.
Lic#576472
(707) 451-9394
LANDSCAPING
Cardona’s Garden
ROTOTILLING
New lawns, sprinkler installation,
tree trimming, clean-ups, hauling,
& regular lawn maintenance,
Call, 795-4406
Classified Advertising
60 cents per line for first week
50 cents per line for
subsequent weeks
Minimum cash ad $5.00
Minimum charge ad $10.00
Tuesday at noon
deadline - 795-4551
Fictitious Business Name
FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER
Feb. 27, 2007
FREDDIE OAKLEY, CLERK
Ava Woodard, Deputy
FBN NUMBER 2007-193
The following person(s) is/are doing business
as:Hedgerow Farms
21740 County Rd 88 Winters, CA 95694
John Anderson and Marsha Anderson 21740 County Rd 88 Winters, CA 95694
This business classification is:Husband and Wife
s/Marsha Anderson
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original
document on file in this office. This certification is true as
long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as
long as the document is sealed with a red seal.
State of California, County of Yolo
FREDDIE OAKLEY County Clerk/Recorder
Ava Woodard, Deputy Clerk
Mar. 8, 15, 22,29, 2007
Notice of Sale of Personal Property
To: JOHN LEE PEELER,Tenant formerly in possession of the premises at, 16876 Yolo Avenue, City of
Esparto, County of Yolo, California.
The personal property described below will be
sold on 3/31/07, to satisfy the storage costs of your
landlord:
Miscellaneous personal property including furniture,
decorative items, aquarium and appliances.
Amount of the lien: $300
Please contact Lance or Gina Linville, at 3 Russell Street, Winters CA 95694, Phone: (530)7951713, Monday through Friday, between the hours of
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to make payment to satisfy this
lien.
Landlord: Lance Linville
March 8, 15, 22, 2007
We are looking for an individual who will be responsible for
the clinical coordination of the Medicare Skilled Services in a
13 bed Medicare unit which enjoyed a zero deficiency survey.
The qualified applicant is accountable for accurate
MDS process and must have excellent clinical management
skills. You need to have a genuine interest in geriatrics with a
minimum of 1 year experience. A valid RN License to practice
in the State of California and evidence of continuing
education in the area of nursing process, nursing
management and geriatrics is needed.
Paradise Valley Estates offers a great benefit package along
with competitive wages, a beautiful facility, professional
environment, and wonderful staff!
Attn: Human Resources,
2600 Estates Drive, Fairfield, CA 94533
Fax to 707-426-0996.
EOE/M/F/V/D
Mac McKinney Drain Lines Cleaned
Reasonable Rates 795-2321
Fictitious Business Name
FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER
Feb. 23, 2007
FREDDIE OAKLEY, CLERK
Kimberly Barklow, Deputy
FBN NUMBER 2007-185
The following person(s) is/are doing business
as:The Tech Support Line
610 Second St. Winters CA, 95694
Jeffrey Masteller 610 Second St. Winters CA 95694
This business classification is:An Individual
s/Jeffrey Masteller
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original
document on file in this office. This certification is true as
long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as
long as the document is sealed with a red seal.
State of California, County of Yolo
FREDDIE OAKLEY County Clerk/Recorder
Kimberly Barklow, Deputy Clerk
Mar. 1,8, 15, 22, 2007
Notice of Petition to Administer Estate
Free Estimates
Lic#: 869925
Fencing
Clinical Manager/MDS Coordinator
Paradise Valley Estates
Castcon Co. Gen. Contractor
All phases of constr., from your sidewalk to your back fence. For info.
Come Join our Team!
Please submit resume to:
(530) 219-0565
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Drain Lines Cleaned
Bonded & Insured Lic#803074
Pool Maintenance
Fencing
Nursing
“It’s all in the prep work”
Plumbing
HENNAGIN
LAND LEVELING, INC.
FILED YOLO SUPERIOR COURT
Mar. 5, 2007
L. CORREIA
CASE NUMBER: PB07-045
Notice of Petition to administer estate of MARY
RIVERA
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested
in the will or estate, or both, of Mary Rivera.
A Petition for Probate has been filed by: David M.
Rivera
In the Superior Court of California, County of
Yolo
The Petition for Probate requests that: David M.
Rivera be appointed as personal representative to
administer the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests authority to administer the
estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. The independent administration authority
will be granted unless an interested person files an
objection to the petition and shows good cause why
the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in this court
as follows: March 27, 2007 at 9 a.m. Dept. 2, 725
Court Street Woodland CA 95695
If the object to the granting of the petition, you
should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before
the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or
by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the
decendent, you must file your claim with the court
and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months form the date
of first issuance of letter as provided in Probate Code
section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire
before four months from the hearing date noticed
above.
You may examine the file kept by the court. If you
are a person interested in the estate, you may file
with the court a Request for Special Notice of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or
of any petition or account as provided inProbate
Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice
form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for petitioner: John C. Wallace
Attorney at Law 312A Railroad Avenue Winters CA,
95694 (530) 795-4171.
March 8,15, 22 2007
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FILED YOLO SUPERIOR COURT
Feb. 21, 2007
L. CORREIA
CASE NUMBER: PB07-40
Notice of Petition to administer estate of ANTHONY C. BORCHARD
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in
the will or estate, or both, of Anthony C. Borchard.
A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ARLEEN
BORCHARD
In the Superior Court of California, County of Yolo
The Petition for Probate requests that: ARLEEN
BORCHARD be appointed as personal representative
to administer the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests authority to administer the
estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. The independent administration authority
will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the
court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as
follows: March 27, 2007 at 9 a.m. Dept. 2, 725 Court
Street Woodland CA 95695
If the object to the granting of the petition, you
should appear at the hearing and state your objections
or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the
decendent, you must file your claim with the court and
mail a copy to the personal representative appointed
by the court within four months form the date of first issuance of letter as provided in Probate Code section
9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before
four months from the hearing date noticed above.
You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a
person interested in the estate, you may file with the
court a Request for Special Notice of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided inProbate Code section 1250.
A Request for Special Notice form is available from the
court clerk.
Attorney for petitioner: Stanley H. Wells
Attorney at Law 510 Fourth Street Davis, CA 95616
(530) 758-1990
March 1,8,15 2007
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Autos for Sale
Autos for Sale
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Services
Boat
Health equipment
Auto Parts
‘‘88 Legend. Runs great,
very dependable, 136K
mi. a/t, loaded, $2500
obo. 707/688-9504; 4260142
4-2tp
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‘98 Nissan Frontier XE
5spd. $3900 b/o. ‘01
Frontier Xtra Cab. a/t,
95K. $8600 obo. 707280-6816
4-2tp
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‘01 Toyota Tacoma LX. 5
spd, a/c, cd, 93K,
smogged. Very clean.
$7900 obo. (707)2806816
4-2tp
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‘04 Chevy Avalanche,
p/w, p/l, cd, dvd sys. Only
22K mi. Immaculate.
Must sell $22K obo.
(707)437-1057
4-2tp
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‘02 Chevy Envoy. Fully
loaded, lthr. seats, dvd &
more. $17,500 obo. Call
707-421-8130;
7206499.
4-2tp
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Car for Sale 1992 Chevy
Astro Van 2,000 O.B.O.
795-3050 or 312-2639
5-2tp
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‘92 Cadillac DeVille, all
pwr., lthr. int. New tires.
Exc. cond. Runs!. $1300.
(707)592-6287
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2000 Malibu 85,000 mi.
A/T, all power. $6000.
(707)816-2598
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‘93 Nissan XE, 5 spd., 4
cyl., 2.4L, a/c, p/s, 12
disc
CD
changer.
Smogged.
$2950.
(707)280-6816
4-2tp
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‘95 Olds Cutlass, all pwr.,
47,580
mi.
clean,
garaged. Good cond.
$6000. (707)422-0581
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‘‘98 Chevy 1500 A/T, A/C,
V6, new tires, premium
wheels, shell. $5100.
(707)426-5771
4-4tp
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‘72 Dodge Maxi-Van.
318 V-8, dual exhaust,
runs good. $2000 obo.
(707)720-8437
5-2tp
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‘03 Nissan 350Z, AC,
6 spd., # 006530.
$13,900. 707-448-2400
KAK, 630 Orange Dr. #P,
Vacaville.
5-2tp
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‘74 450SL, red, both
tops, maintained, good
cond., 164K mi., appraisal $15K, $12,800.
(707)428-6141
5-2tp
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‘99Mercury
Marquis
Good Condition. High
Miles $3,000/ 795-0915
6-tfn
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‘00 Ford F150 4x4
$6500, #B33191
‘01 Dodge Ram 2500
$3900, #267963
‘00 Chevy 3500.
$4900. #147531
KAK (707)448-2400
630 Orange Dr. #P, Vaca.
6-2tp
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‘02 Cavalier LS 4 dr. 60K,
a/t, p/s, cd, new tires &
brakes. Very clean, must
see.
$5900.(707)2806816
6-2tp
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’96 Dodge Grand Caravan. A/C, P/L, New tires,
Needs new ABS brakes.
$1000 obo. (707)4251374
6-2tp
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‘01 Sonata GLS, V6, silver, 98K, 4 dr., a/t, p/w,
p/l, c/c, CD, alarm,
$4800. (707)422-3861;
290-3372
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1997 Infiniti J30T, 132K,
pearl white, loaded, A/T,
V6, leather, $5500.
(707)427-0121, lv. msg.
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‘93 Nissan Quest mini
van. 186K mi., runs good.
Needs
registration.
$2200 obo. (707)7208437
5-2tp
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‘90 Maxima SE. 5sp., all
pwr., new CD, 125k, 4 dr.,
loaded, nds. minor repair.
$1400 obo. 707/4272552.
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‘96 STS. Loaded, 81k
mi., exc. cond. black, 4
drs., garaged, well maintained,
CD,
$7950.
(707)434-9854
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SELL A CAR!
BUY A CAR!
PUBLIC CAR MART
Vallejo Fairgrounds
Every Weekend Fri-Sun
Sellers $30 Buyers Free!
Info: 707-718-3555
Rose Ann Cleveland,
ABA, ATA, EA, LTC
Bookkeeping
Payroll Tax Preparation.
Prompt Service
Reasonable Priced.
Phone: (541)-892-5698
Fax: (541)-533-2279
E-mail:
‘84 Searay. 18’ cuddy
cab, 4 cyl., IB/OB, complete tune-up engine,
outdrive, $2550 obo.
(707)689-2434
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Bowflex Ultimate 2 like
new. All attachments included. $1200. (707)8638566
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TIRES: 18” chrome, 6lug, $500. 20” chrome, 5lug, $700 obo. All low mi.
& clean. (707)689-2434
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Duck/Fish Club
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NO PREPAYMENTS
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530.681.1465
530.662.8269
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
CA. DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE
ID# 01517183
Authorized Carrier Dealer
Motorcycle
Harley Davidson & street
bike jackets, several, sz.
2X & womens lrg., new,
$100-$500. Mens & womens boots, sz. 11 &
9.(707)384-4109
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Take a lean to the lake!
‘05 NINJA 250. 2k Mi.
bought New in May ‘06. I
owner. $2500. (530) 5742948
6-2tp
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JIM PEARCE
Misc. for Sale
Sewing cabinet
OWNER
Cell: (707) 689-7324
Fax: (530) 795-3099
State Contractor Lic. #864483
Specialize in Custom Homes, Remodels and
Residential Improvements
Deluxe sewing cobinet for
sale. Great finish, like new
$85 or best offer 795-0915.
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A PREMIER ALL YEAR Old wooden fence
USE DUCK & FISHING boards wanted. Will
CLUB 290 acres. Accom- haul. John 530-304TENDER LOVING
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modations for up to 20. 7634
DAYCARE
Sever A-1 bldgs., all furTime Share
~Terrific Toddlers
nished & equipped. Boats,
(12-36 months)
Time
Share Exc. locations
motors, caretaker house.
~Fun age appropriate
Excellent shoot record, in CA, throughout US &
activities.
boat to blinds. Easy access Overseas.(707)448-8296,
~Only 2 spaces available
to Fwy 680 near Benicia. eves.
~Certified Preschool
Call now for picture ____________________
brochure.
Teacher
MacBride Company,
~Lic # 573607597916-481-0500
10 years exp.
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Dawn Stewart
Mullberry Club
795-3302
35-tfn
444 acres, several bldgs.
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Will accommodate 18.
Super Buddy Child Care
Hunting, fishing. All year reAcross from Waggoner Ele- treat. $1250K. We can asmentary! 2-6yrs., meals and sist finance. Macbride Ct.,
snacks provided. Call 916-481-0500.
Daphne @ 795-3269 or go ___________________
to:
www.superbuddychildcare.com
lic# 573613184
Your ad could be
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here for $5.00
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Cheri’s Daycare has F/T
795-4551
openings M-F 7am to 5
pm Call Cheri at 795-2575
License Pending
39-10tp
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Afterschool and beforeschool childcare available.
Grades K-5. Small group,
homework help, nutritious
snacks and fun outings on
minimun days. Licensed.
Many local references. 7953829 Dianne.
1013 Taft Court.
40-8tp
Priced
reduced to $599,000.
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Loving home willing to
provide daycare for a famiFor more information call
ly’s child or children. License
National Real Estate (530) 713-6140
pending. Call Tammy at
795-4363
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[email protected]
4-8tcc
TV, VCR, stereo & microwave oven repairs.
Call Brad Chapman,
795-1026, evenings &
weekends.
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Is your checkbook a
mess? Tired of trying to
balance your checking
account? Need help in doing payroll, payroll reports, and sales tax reports? Give me a call at
(530) 795-4254.
Katherine’s
Bookkeeping Service
600 Railroad Ave. Ste.B
Winters, CA 95694
(530) 795-4254
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Cortez IV Enterprises Demo, cleanup, hauling service. Reasonable rates 530
304-0077
7-52tp
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REMODELING
SPECIALIST
Kitchen & bath remodels. Room additions,
major repairs, redwood
decks, etc. Stan Clark
Construction Co., Lic. #
503424. 795-2829.
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Yves Boisrame
Constuction
For All Your
Building Needs
Call 795-4997
Custom homes, major
remodels, storage,
hangers, garages,
all sizes, delivered or
complete installation. 20
years Experience.
Full Satisfaction
Guaranteed
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Maintenance/ Handyman
Licensed Contractor 30
years experience. All odd
jobs and repairs including
sinks, faucets,disposals,
dishwashers,
electrical,
plumbing. Free estimates
795-4883. Ask for Singh.
45-8tp
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Your business could be
listed here for as little as $5
per week. Call 795-4551.
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Services Weekdays &
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28463 El Camino, Winters
$849,000
7.5 ACRES in Golden Bear Estates, Winters.
Make this your primary home or country retreat.
Beautiful rolling hills with lots of oak trees and
wildlife. Only minutes from the town of Winters.
Impeccable, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with curved
driveway, covered patio and spa, laminate flooring
and much, much more...
Call for a private showing.
www.28463ElCamino.com
Mary Ann Trongo
Trongo & Associates, Inc.
221 W. Main St.
Woodland, CA 95695
(530)400-8112
KAPPEL & KAPPEL
REALTORS INC.
KK
SINCE 1972
1160 Pitt School Road, Suite C, Dixon, CA 95620
A Reputation Built on Friendship and Trust
#1 REAL ESTATE COMPANY
IN SOLANO COUNTY 1995-2005
(Based on MLS Statistics)
TOP 1% of REAL ESTATE COMPANIES
IN THE U.S. 2003 & 2004 & 2005
(Rated by “Real Trends” Magazine)
MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE
MLS
(707) 678-5000
www.kappels.com
FEATURED HOME
~ 610 S. Almond St. Dixon $399,000
This home was completely remodeled in 2005 with a new
exterior. Featured Dual Pane windows, new carpet, remodeled, bathrooms, remodeled kitchen with new appliances. The heat/air and roof were also installled in 2005.
Seller very motivated. Must Sell come see!
425 Stern Court, Dixon $484,000.
This 4 bd. 2 ba. home has a 3 car garage and it’s on a court. Conveniently located close to the park, Gretchen Higgins Elementary
School, shops, restaurant, and I-80. Most of this home has been recently painted with designer colors. Large tiles in the entry foyer and
kitchen and cut Berber carpet complete this model home look.
Thanks for viewing. www.425sternct.com
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719 Lupine Way, Winters, $545,000.
Open and inviting! Large, spacious, 4 bd. 2 full ba. 2400sq. home is
perfect for intertaining! Granite countertops, custom cabinetry, vaulted ceilings, designer interior paint, 3 car garage, and a giant walk-in
closet make this home the best choice in town. The big backyard features a large concrete patio, side dog run, and raised planter perfect for
summer vegetables.
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935 Griffith Dr. Dixon, $699,000
This home has what you’re looking for, including a custom in ground
pool with spa and waterfall. Large 3,013 sq. ft. home with 4 bd. 2 1/2
baths. Downstairs master bedroom. Turn the bonus area into your
new game/media room. Large indoor laudry room for added convenience. Open kitchen with vaulted ceilings. In home vac system. Prewired for surround sound. Formal dinning area. 3 car garage and a
covered patio with ceiling fan. A must see property.
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Serving Your Community Since 1972
With a Reputation Built on Friendship & Trust
William Allard, Cathy DeLaO, Maria Grimes, Julie Marania,
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Elk Grove- 3 bedroom +
den/ office or bedroom, 2
bath home with split 3-car
garage. Fireplace, custom
built-in media center with
surround sound, double
ovens, more. Premium
corner lot facing park with
gorgeous backyard including island with grill,
sink & refrigerator, pool, 7person Jacuzzi and 8X12
Tuff shed. Walking distance to Carrol Elementary, Toby Johnson Junior
High, & Franklin Senior
High. 1 yr. home warranty
$489,000. By owner,
(916)714-7502.
33-tfn
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3bdrm.
Foreclosure.
Only $119,000. For listings 800-749-7901 x
R348
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Fireplace • New kitchen
appliances • Private
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Corner lot • E-Z access to
freeway
& shopping
$385,000 Kalaveras Realty 707-256-0888 kalaverasrealty.com
3-4tp
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Affordable
Housing
Adorable well maintained
1057 sq. ft. 2/ 1.5 home in
Arbuckle. Great Neighborhood, Large landscaped
backyard, 2 car detached
garage. $269k/obo. Call
now (530) 458-7098.5-3tp
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$45k obo. Double-wide, 2
br., 2 ba., in family park.
Many upgrades. 161
Avanita Hidalgo, Vacaville. (707) 761-2466; 4471981.
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Props Must be Sold! Low
Down / E-Z Financing
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6-4tp
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Almost brand new, 3 bd,
2.5ba., 2 car garage. At
Sienna, Green Valley.
Built in 2005.
REDUCED FOR QUICK
SALE. $499,000. CALL
MICHAEL
PENNER,
Agt. 510-964-9976.
6-4tp
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4 bedroom Foreclosure.
Only $140,000.
For listings
800-749-7901 x1944
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MOBILE
HOME
SALE:Furnd. dbl. wide
mobile home in 55+
park by Mesa, AZ.
$27,000.
Rent
$185/mo. (253)5374745.
3-4tp
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Shop space 800 Sf. 4575
Putah Creek Rd. (707)
628-2865
4-tfn
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Fabulous 1 bed Granny
Flat, wood floors, washer/dryer, dishwasher, includes water/ garbage/
and electricity $850/mo.
795-4715.
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Senior Affordable Apartments in Dixon.1 and 2
bed apartments. $100
dep.
Starting
at
$499/mo. Call 707-6784461. Section 8 accepted.
6-4tp
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Winters Home for Rent
Winters Country home. 3.2,
lvng and fam. rm, 2 frpl, lf util
rm, pntry, garage. Central
heat/AC, secury alarm
$1500/ mo, $1,000 deposit.Avail now. 795-2581
and 681-6143
6-2pt
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COUNTRY HOME for
lease near Winters 2BR 1
BA $1250/mo plus dep.
available 4/1 530-795-5066/
530-795-2859 eve.
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10,000 sq. ft. Building
space for lease. Call
Ernie - 795-2146
5-tfn
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SOLANO
CONSTRUCTION
Granny’s
30 years in Solano, Napa &
Yolo counties.
Sales-serviceconstruction.
online at www.
solanoconstruction.com
530-795-1080
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Pet Sitting
Service
Busi. For Sale
Francisco Arellano
Carrion Properties
Office 795-3834
Cell 530 517-0623
“Le puedo asistir en español”
REALTORS INC.
Linda Stacy
37 Main Street
Winters
RE/MAX Gold 530-979-1588
Real Estate & Insurance
Competitively Priced Insurance
Auto - Home - Business - Life - Health
Calif. Lic. 0F34259
This is a good time to buy or sell Real Estate.
Interest rates are excellent and prices have been
reduced. We are proud to continue to provide the
Winters community and surrounding area
professional service as we have for 60 years.
~New Listing: 308 Abbey St. 3 bedroom, 1
bath. $336,000.
Tim Ireland, CEO, Broker
26 Main Street * Winters, CA
Ph. 795-4531 * FAX 795-4534
NOTARY PUBLIC
Maria Soto
Soy Hispana Sirviendo A Hispanos
Le puedo ayudar a vender su casa o
comprar la casa de sus suenos!
NOE SOLORIO
Cell: (530)
383-1185
CARRION
Properties
CARRION
Immaculate! 4 yr NEW, 2 story, 4 bd. 3 bath. Located on cul-de-sac. Features covered patio and
stamped concrete. ; SOLD and other extras.
Located in Dry Creek Meadows Subdivision.
Reduced to $559,000.
Residential,
Commercial
& Agricultural
Real Estate
MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE
John M. Carrion
Owner/Broker
SOLD
Great location! 3 bed 2 bath with 2 car attached
garage. Along with a detached 730 square foot
workshop! Home also has r.v. parking. Immaculate in and out! call for details. Offered at
$479,000
Member of both Yolo and Solano MLS!!!
Bus: (530) 795-3834 Home: 795-3170
127 Carrion Court, Winters
Taking
Applications
400 Morgan St.
795-1033
M-F 9-1
Opening doors to successful real estate transactions for more than 20
years.
Adorable 2+/2 with alley access in Esparto.
$430,000
LD
O
S
Best buy in Winters: 435 Russell Street. 3/1
w/living room & family room. Reduced to
$310,000.
Rare 6.9 acre walnut orchard with circa 1895
Victorian, small shop and water tower.
KK
SINCE 1972
FOR SALE ~ 795-4000 ~ SOLD ~ 795-4000
Sandy's
Corner
on the
Market!
Call me about VA &
HUD foreclosurers
Sandy Vickrey
530-681-8939
New Listing:Totally redone in side and out. New paint, new cabinets,
landscaping, fixtures, flooring etc. A must see at this price with a great
view and no rear heighbors, backs up to Dry Creek. $459,900
Really cute: home in convenient location. New paint inside and out with
great Southwest colors. Both bathrooms have new tile floor and master
shower has been remodeled. New Berber carpet throughout. Enjoy the
private backyard. Designated PG&E energy efficient home when built.
Must have appt. to show. $409,900.
Room for everyone, you can’t believe all the square footage. Two story
home includes 5 bedroom, 2 full baths, pool room and large family room.
Kitchen has been remodeled. Lots of room for Mr. Fix it. $479,000.
Realty World Camelot Winters
Available Rentals
~ Country Home for rent, $950.00
~Newer 3 bedroom 2 bath home quiet neighborhood
$1750.00
~Grant Ave. 3/2 Avail. Soon
Call us regarding our Property Management Services.
37 Main Street,Winters, CA 95694
795-4183 (work) ~ 795-4000 (voice mail)
~ SOLD - FOR SALE ~ 795-4000 ~ SOLD ~
63 acres of rolling foothills in Winters. Check it out
at www.bigelowhills.com
Coming soon: 20 acres with lake views, a 2/2
luxurious cottage, horse barn & shop.
CHARLOTTE LLOYD, GRI
CAMELOT
WINTERS
37 Main Street
Winters
Immaculate 4 bed 2 bath close to town. Really
cozy fireplace, shows like a
nice and
model. You have to see this one. Owner priced it
to sell at $427,000
SOLD
Winters Sr.
Apartments
M2 &
Company
REALTORS INC.
Call for information on these or any
other properties: 800.700.7012
Great starter home! 3 bedrooms 2 bath. Only 9
years old! Needs some T.L.C. Call for details
$349,900.
Immaculate! 4yr NEW 2story 4bd. 3bth. Located on cul-de-sac. Features Covered Patio and
concrete; extras! Located
stamped
in Dry Creek Meadows Subdivision. Reduced to
$559,000
‘Donate your car, boat,
RV, or real estate to
Autism. Free towing,
tax deductible, we
handle all DMV paperwork. Call toll free 24
hr. (888)220-3668
4-4tp
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* Rent based on
income Must be 62,
disabled, or
handicapped
3 bed 2 bath on coldy lane. This home is immaculate!!! Awesome tile throughout! Sellers motivated! offered at $449,000
SOLD Seller says move it!
Donate your vehicle
20 Acres in Winters
Off the beaten track! Private rolling terrain,
2400 sf home, detached shop could possibly
be converted to a granny unit or build a second home on property, covered RV parking.
SID irrigation available. Covered patio, large
great room, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, huge master
suite with extra large walk in closet, separate
shower and soaking tub, $990,000. Agent
Brenda Inman, Showcase Properties 707249-2330
KAPPEL & KAPPEL
FOR
PROPERTIES
412 Dry Creek Lane, Winters
Spacious 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath
home. Great neighborhood.
Large deck and back yard.
Fridge and yard main. Included.
$1650mo. + deposit. * Call Kappel and Kappel 707- 648-5000.
6-tfn
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124 Wyer Rd, Arbuckle 3
bdrm, 2 bath + office
$1,700/mo $1700 dep. 3
acres pets OK call Kappel
and Kappel @ (707) 6851433
6-tfn
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530-795-2988
or my cell
707-592-8198
~ SOLD ~ FOR SALE ~ 795-4000 ~ SOLD ~
IRELAND AGENCY INC.
(530) 795-4183
(530) 330- 0683
Call me for all of
your Real Estate
Needs
SINCE 1972
Mac McKinney
Drain Lines
Cleaned
Reasonable
Rates 795-2321
795-4000
CAMELOT
WINTERS
KK
Open and inviting!!!
4 bedroom, 3 bath,
2400+ sq. ft.
Downstairs
bedroom, vaulted
ceilings, granite
counters,
3 car garage. Large
yard great for entertaining. Call for
private showing.
Reduced
$545,000
~
Beautifully decorated , this 1500 sq. ft. home is
move-in ready. With 3 bed/2.5 baths, separate
dining area, and large yard, it’s the best VALUE
around. $429,900
3 bed 2 bath.
$375,000/
Priced to sell:
Very Clean, 2 bd 1 bath
Mobile Home in Esparto
Park. Age requirement.
Termite clearance on file.
719 Lupine Way,
Winters
Jan Morkal
Drain Lines
KAPPEL & KAPPEL
YOUR HOME!
MLS
wintersexpress.com
Sunday, March 10 - 10:30-1:30
FOR SALE
Well estab. ENGRAVING bus. Exc. machines,
button equip & more!
$40K.
DETAILS:
707/429-5188
6-4tp
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Read, it’s
good for you.
~ SOLD ~ 795-4000 ~ SOLD ~ 795-4000 ~ SOLD ~ 795-400º0 ~
3bd/2ba.,
close
to
schools, new flrs. Recently reduced to $429,000.
Curt Hunt, RE/Max, 530669-3438
4-4tp
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1 bd. park model mobile
home in Winters. Perfect
for 1st time buyer.
$45,000. Contact on site
mgr. 795-2436 or storz
management (916) 9895333
5-2tcc
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Sat. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
1331 Torrey, Davis.
Tons of Fabric, roll-top
desk, hutch, end tables,
dishes, crystal glassware, colle ctibles and
toys.
6-1tcc
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Real Estate
OPEN HOUSE
Care for Birds,
Cats, Dogs & Fish,
also Plant Care,
Taxi Service to Vet
Appointments. TLC
for your pet in your
home. bonded and
insured. Call for
more info. 7955855.
795-4000
Real Estate
Estate Clearance
Real Estate
Residential
Town/Ranch
Commercial
(530) 681-2937
WINTERS COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES
Dave Mills
Broker Associate
Check out:
Wintersproperties.com
for your weekly updates on all Winters properties
Spring is here! A great time to have your
home on the market. If you need to sell.
Please give me a call.
GOLDEN BEAR BEAUTY : It’s Here! Immaculate one story custom home on ten
acres in the sought after Golden Bear Estates. This 4 bedroom homes exemplifies
pride of ownership! The grounds are well cared for and the certified organic orchard
provides income from its specialty citrus. Gorgeous inground pool and wrap around
deck. Private driveway and the ultimate in seclusion. $1,299,000.00
20 ACRE WINTERS ESTATE – Room to roam! This roomy, 3515 SF home is designed for family fun and entertainment. Situated hilltop with commanding views,
the privacy and serenity are unmatched! Outdoors is a wrap around deck, in-ground
pool, large shop, RV hookups and outbuildings. This home has a lot to offer!
$1,150,000.00
5 ACRES PRICED TO SELL! – 5 Acres with a darling almost 1800 SF home.
Home features an open floor plan, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Home is on a knoll looking
over the quiet neighborhood just outside of Winters. Great Views! $674,000.00
Nancy S. Meyer
Certified Residential Specialist
Serving all of your
Real Estate needs since 1986
NEW LISTING
Desirable floor plan with 4BD/2BA, over 2,000 sq. ft. Large master suite
with walk-in closet, dual vanities. Private backyard with in-ground pool.
$499,000
BEST RV PARKING IN WINTERS
Customized home 3BD/2BA, large open floor plan, corian counters,
oversized garage, including workshop area. RV parking with electrical
and sewer hookups. $500,000
COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST
4BD/3BA, 3,500 sq. ft. incredible features including maple cabinetry
throughout, beautiful stamped concrete flooring, 4-car garage plus
much, much more. Just under 5 acres. $1,400,000
PRIVATE CUL-DE-SAC LOCATION
Almost 1,200 sq. ft., 3BD/2BA, pellet stove, new laminate & tile
flooring, oversized 2-car garage, fully landscaped for only $345,000
SOLD
Charming 100 Year Old Home – This 3 bedroom home has been restored with hardwood floors and 10 ft ceilings. The property is 20 very useable acres with 3 acres of
certified organic vineyard and 4 acres of certified organic apricots. Includes 5 stall
barn, 3 stall barn, pole barn and lighted arena. This is an historical gem!
$1,200,000.00
LAKE SOLANO RANCH - 58 Acres with almost 2,000 feet of Putah Creek
Frontage. This has the makings of a truly prestigious estate. The original ranch house,
cold storage and many outbuildings are on the property. Gorgeous home sites over
look the property’s valley floor and along the creek. Just 5 minutes out of the town of
Winters. $3,000,000.00
PLEASANTS VALLEY TREASURE – Located next to Solano Park, this unique
25 acre property with 2 bedroom cabin is the ultimate getaway! Stunning building
sites, seasonal creek, pond, and views of the nearby hills. Truly a park-like property.
$1,000,000.00
FEATURED HOME OF THE WEEK
Country living at it’s BEST
5 Beautiful acres, 2220 sq ft home with great views located
on the magnificent
Putah Creek Road by Lake Solano
All this for $849,999
Curtis Stocking, REALTOR
International in affiliation with
The Real Estate Market has changed.
Call for most up to date information & trends.
Call: Nancy S. Meyer
(530) 795-NANC(6262) • mobile & 24 hr. V.M.
E-mail: [email protected]
707-761-3343
“Your Winters Property Specialist”
Call me to line up a tour of area properties or stop by
Pardehsa Store (Corner of Hwy 128 and Pleasants Valley Rd.)
to pick up a flier on properties we have listed.
Cuttin' The Hassle!
Over 25 years of experience
Visit my website at www.charlottelloyd.com
NEW LISTING: 105 Edwards. Own a part of History!!! Handyman Special 3 bedroom 2 bath home in Historical Winters. Walk to downtown!!!
Fix this one up and make it your own. Priced at only $309,000.
NEW LISTING:508 Creekside. 4bedroom 2 1/2 bath approx. 2000 sq.
ft. on almost 1/4 ac. Backs to open space and Putah Creek. If you need
RV parking this is the property for you!!! Losts of upgrades Only
$529,900
NEW LISTING:203 Emery. Steal this brand new home!!! Lowest priced
new home on the market!!! 4 2 1/2 bath approx. 1986 sq. ft. Owner willing
to look at lease option or possibly trade equity in a fixer upper home. Lets
make a deal Price at only $479,900.
313 Rosa 3 bedroom 2 bath Ingrouund Pool, Large Lot, established
neighborhood! Seller says move it!!! Lowered to $379,900.
Rarely Found 157 Ac parcel Beatiful rolling hills with scattered oak trees
Easy access to I-505 Only 10 minutes north of Winters. Build your own
private estate
Have buyers looking for the following:
80+ Ac of slightly rolling hills lot of Oak Trees and good grazing for livestock.
Commercial Property in Winters or surrounding area.
Commercial Property in Winters Area would like a
warehouse on property or be able to build one
Is your home in foreclosure? Need a quick sale?
Have a cash buyer.
Call for advice on staging your home for sale
MEMBER OF YOLO AND SOLANO MLS
SPECIALIZING IN RESIDENTIAL AND
COUNTRY PROPERTIES
LET SOMEONE ELSE SETTLE
FOR A GOOD REALTOR
“YOU DESERVE THE VERY BEST!”
Charlotte Lloyd
530-795-3000 HOME
916-849-8700 Mobile & 24 hr. Voice Mail
email: [email protected]
PROgressive Real Estate
JV baseball team starts season 2-0
By ERIC LUCERO
Express sports
The Winters Warriors JV
baseball team has started
their season with a 2-0
record after playing their
first game on the road in
Napa on Thursday, March 1,
against Justin Sienna. The
Warriors came home with a
6-2 victory over a good baseball team.
“Justin may be the best
team we see all year,” said
coach Daniel Ward. “They
are a good club, we just
played better today. It was a
big first win.”
The Warriors were led by
the pitching of Wesley
Kraintz and Patrick Kuehn.
Kraintz threw the first four
innings for the Warriors giving up two unearned runs
on two hits and five strike
outs, while Kuehn came in
and threw the last three in-
nings and gave up three hits
and no runs.
At the plate, the Warriors
did a good job of making
contact with the ball as they
totaled 10 hits as a team.
Justin Contreras batted 2
for 3 with an RBI. Aaron
Geerts and Taylor Brickey
each batted 2 for 4 with two
RBI, Kuehn batted 2 for 4,
Kraintz batted 1 for 2 and
Russell Romero batted 1 for
3 with an RBI for the Warriors.
The Warriors returned
home on Friday, March 2, to
take on Live Oak in their
first home game of the season and beat the Lions 12-5.
“We didn’t play as well as
we did in the first game,”
said Ward. “But we kept on
fighting.”
Kyle Tobler got the win as
he threw the first four innings for the Warriors. Tobler gave up three runs on
five hits.
“Kyle threw well for us,”
Ward said.
Vince Doyle came in and
threw one third of the fifth
and gave up two runs on
three hits and two walks before being relieved by
Kuehn. Kuehn threw the
last two and 2/3 innings and
didn’t give up any runs,
struck out six batters and allowed just one hit.
Kuehn also led the Warriors at the plate batting 3
for 5. Geerts batted 2 for 3
with two RBI. Russell
Romero batted 2 for 4 with
two RBI. Tobler batted 1 for
2. Cody Romero and Jaime
Stack each batted 1 for 3
with two RBI, while Brickey
and Kraintz each went 1 for
4 for the Warriors. As a team
the Warriors totaled 11
steals.
Passover Community Seder planned
The second night of
Passover, Tuesday, April
3, will be celebrated with
a seder led by Rabbi Greg
Wolfe at Congregation Bet
Haverim, 1715 Anderson
Road in Davis. The entire
community is invited to
join in celebrating this
holiday of freedom.
The evening’s meal will
be catered by Aharona
Catering. The cost is $36
for members, $40 for nonmenbers, and $15 for children and students. Childcare will not be provided.
Advance reservations
are required and must be
received by Wednesday,
March 14. Last year’s community seder was a sellout, so anyone interested
in attending is advised to
reserve a place early.
Checks should be made
payable to CBH and
mailed to CBH, 1715 Anderson Road, Davis, 95616.
Indicate the number of
people in your party and
your phone number and email.
call 758-0842.
JV softball team battles but comes up short
◆ Hedrick hits her
first homerun
By ERIC LUCERO
Express sports
The Winters Warriors
JV softball team lost their
first two games of the season but did a good job of
putting the bat on the ball
in their second game
against Live Oak. The
Warriors traveled to Napa
to play Justin Sienna on
Thursday, March 1, and
lost a close game 5-3.
Olivia Manas pitched a
complete game for the
Warriors and had five
strikeouts.
Brittanie
Hedrick had a double and
an RBI and Nicole Trost
had a single for the Warriors.
On Friday, March 2, the
Warriors played host to
Live Oak and lost 16-8.
Winters did a much better
job at the plate as they to-
taled 11 hits, led by freshman Hedrick who hit her
first high school homerun
and had a single. Manas
had two singles and two
RBI.
Jessica Sharp, Lillian
Boisrame and Trost each
had two singles, while
Courtney Corrales hit one
single for the Warriors.
Trost took the mound for
the Warriors and threw a
complete game, striking
out seven batters.
Entries sought for UC Davis Picnic Day parade
The UC Davis Picnic Day
is fast approaching, and entries are open for the 2007
Picnic Day Parade. Groups
of all sizes, interests, and
specialties are encouraged
to enter, and you can participate by marching, walking, riding bicycles, skat-
ing, skipping, or by entering vehicles, animals, or
floats. There is no fee to
participate in the Parade.
There will be awards for
the best entries in various
categories.
Picnic Day takes place on
Saturday, April 14. For an
entry form, visit the Picnic
Day Office in Room 349 of
the Memorial Union Building, download a copy from
the Picnic Day website,
http://picnicday.ucdavis.ed
u, contact the Parade Director at 752-6320, or email
[email protected].

March 8, 2007 - Winters Express

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